Can climate change cause more disease?

6 Minute English

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2023-05-25

6 分钟

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  • Beth: I'm Beth.

  • Neil: And I'm Neil.

  • Beth: Here at 6 Minute English, we discussed animals adapting their behaviour

  • in response to climate change in earlier programmes,

  • but we didn't focus on one species in detail.

  • So, in this programme,

  • we'll take a look at an especially unwelcome insect: the mosquito.

  • Neil: Every year,

  • mosquito-borne diseases kill around three-quarters of a million globally,

  • with most deaths occurring in children under five.

  • Beth: With warming temperatures, mosquitos are now spreading to new areas, including Europe.

  • We'll hear about dengue fever, one of the diseases they bring,

  • and as usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary as well.

  • But first, I have a question for you, Neil.

  • Dengue isn't the only sickness mosquitos spread,

  • so which of the following is also a mosquito-borne disease? Is it:

  • a) ebola, b) cholera, or c) malaria?

  • Neil: I think the answer is c) malaria.

  • Beth: OK, Neil, we'll find out later in the programme.

  • One country at the forefront of the problem is Indonesia which,