Changes to water supplies and increased flooding, which are believed to result from climate change, may make some areas more vulnerable to diseases. Which diseases are expected to become more prevalent as a result of climate change?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Asthma
B) Lung cancer
C) Diarrhea
D) Malaria
E) Dengue fever
Ans: A, C, D, E
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Changes to water supplies and increased flooding may make some areas more vulnerable to diarrheal diseases. Experts predict that common vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever will affect larger geographic areas as the vectors that carry the diseases find agreeable climates in expanding areas. Climate change will also affect air quality. The WHO estimates that 300,000 million people have asthma and will face increased disease burden from climate change. There is no association of increased incidence of lung cancer with climate change.
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