Handout / ReutersThe number of Americans who have gotten sick from mosquito, tick and flea bites more than tripled between 2004 to 2016, according to new figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diseases already endemic to the country, such as Lyme disease, shot up, contributing to these high case counts. But the CDC report stopped short of citing climate change as a cause. While that may be true, Jha said he was disappointed the CDC avoided specifically mentioning climate change. “It’s pretty clear why that phenomenon is occurring ― it’s climate change.

Source: Huffington Post May 03, 2018 21:00 UTC