Climate change increasing risk of new emerging viruses, infectious diseases in India: Experts, Top Health News | Latest Health & Healthcare Industry Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com

A study published last year in the journal Nature predicted that climate change will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans. There are currently at least 10,000 viruses “circulating silently” among wild mammals and climate change may trigger them to cross over into humans, it concluded. As per researchers, the finding holds particularly true for countries such as India, Indonesia, China and the Philippines, and some African regions that have been hotspots for deadly diseases spread from animals to humans over the last several decades, including flu, SARS, HIV, Ebola and COVID-19., A study published last year in the journal Nature predicted that climate change will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans. There are currently at least 10,000 viruses “circulating silently” among wild mammals and climate change may trigger them to cross over into humans, it concluded. As per researchers, the finding holds particularly true for countries such as India, Indonesia, China and the Philippines, and some African regions that have been hotspots for deadly diseases spread from animals to humans over the last several decades, including flu, SARS, HIV, Ebola and COVID-19., , Read More

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