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Anemia may contribute to the spread of dengue fever

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Anemia, Dengue Fever, Infectious Diseases, Insects (including Butterflies), Microbiology, Pests and Parasites, Virology, Viruses

Mosquitoes are more likely to acquire the dengue virus when they feed on blood with low levels of iron, researchers report. Supplementing people's diets with iron in places where both iron deficiency anemia and dengue fever are a problem could potentially limit transmission of the disease, but there are risks.

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Climate change expected to accelerate spread of sometimes-fatal fungal infection

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Allergy, Dengue Fever, Ebola, Fungus, Nature, Soil Types, Virology, Viruses

Valley fever is endemic to hot and dry regions like the southwestern United States and California's San Joaquin Valley, but a new study predicts climate change will cause the fungal infection's range to more than double in size this century, reaching previously unaffected areas across the western U.S.