OUTBREAK!. . .spread of obscure disease linked to climate change. . .

[NewtonMP2100]

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Fever Outbreak Linked to Climate Change


. . .An outbreak in Europe of an obscure disease from Africa is raising concerns that globalization and climate change are combining to pose a health threat to the West.

Nearly 300 cases of chikungunya fever, a virus that previously has been common only in Africa and Asia, were reported in Italy -- where only isolated cases of the disease had been seen in the past. . .

[cbelt3]

y'know, I have the feeling that "Global Warming" is this decade's version of the boogeyman, and is getting blamed for everything from psoriasis to the bubonic plague. I don' t know of any way to get an article more attention, short of putting an 'i' in front of it, or claiming that it causes iPods to explode.

[anonymouse1]

Nope, global warming is for real. Please don't ignore it because it's more comfortable that way....

[cbelt3]

anon- I'm not disagreeing with the current level of science and findings. I'm complaining that it's considered 'hip' to blame global warming for everything. ELSE.

It's like the "boy who cried wolf". Blame the current mortgage crisis on global warming ! Global warming caused my kid to get an F in math ! and so forth..

[Grumpyguy]

it couldn't be, say, Italy, like us doesn't screen who enters their country? You know, that might just be the problem.

[spearmint]

I think globalization is the answer. Please do Al Gore me with GW being a factor. This thread is already going over to the dark side.

[kj]

Including all the right buzzwords often helps people get funding. Or at least they think it might. kj.