Pune: Global Warming Will Trigger New Disease Outbreaks, Warns National Institute of Virology

Rising global temperatures will invite new disease outbreaks in the future. The ice on Mount Everest, the Antarctic continent and the surrounding glaciers are melting rapidly. Due to this, many bacteria and viruses that have been frozen for many years are in a state of being released. If these bacteria and viruses come into contact with animals or humans, new disease outbreaks will occur worldwide, warned Dr. Naveen Kumar, Director of the National Institute of Virology (NIV).

Dr. Kumar was speaking at a program organized by the 'General Practitioners Association'. Due to rising global temperatures, 'new disease outbreaks will occur in the future. Global warming will be the main reason for this. Due to massive deforestation, contact and conflict between humans and animals is increasing. Diseases are spreading rapidly through contact with animals. Human travel has increased around the world. Dr. Kumar mentioned that various diseases are also spreading rapidly during this travel. Although we cannot prevent new disease outbreaks, we are ready to deal with them. He also said.

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Global warming has serious effects on public health

Global warming is having serious effects on public health. Due to this, the life cycle of mosquitoes has come to 21 days, and the generation of mosquitoes has increased significantly. This is the main reason behind the increasing number of dengue patients. As the temperature has increased in cold places, the generation of mosquitoes is also increasing there. There is a large outbreak of insect-borne diseases there. Since such diseases did not exist there before, the citizens there do not have the strength to resist the disease. Due to this, these diseases are spreading rapidly, as a result, the death rate is also increasing. - Dr. Pradeep Awate, Retired State Survey Officer