Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease Emergence: Workshop Summary
2008

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Long before the "germ theory" of disease was described, late in the nineteenth century, humans knew that climatic conditions influence the appearance and spread of epidemic diseases. Ancient notions about the effects of weather and climate on disease remain embedded in our collective consciousness-through expressions such as "cold" for rhinovirus infections; "malaria," derived from the Latin for "bad air;" and the common complaint of feeling "under the weather." Today, evidence is mounting that earth's climate is changing at a faster rate than previously appreciated, leading researchers to view the longstanding relationships between climate and disease with new urgency and from a global perspective. On December 4 and 5, 2007, the Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC to consider the possible infectious disease impacts of global climate change and extreme weather events on human, animal, and plant health, as well as their expected implications for global and national security.

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302 pages · 6 x 9 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-12402-6
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-12403-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/12435

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Front Matter i-xxii
Summary and Assessment 1-53
1 Climate Change Challenges 54-103
2 Climate, Ecology, and Infectious Disease 104-178
3 Historical, Scientific, and Technological Approaches to Studying the Climate-Disease Connection 179-218
4 Policy Implications of the Health Effects of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events 219-244
Appendix A: Agenda 245-249
Appendix B: Acronyms 250-252
Appendix C: Glossary 253-257
Appendix D: Forum Member Biographies 258-280

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Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease Emergence: Workshop Summary (2008)

Chapter: 3 Historical, Scientific, and Technological Approaches to Studying the Climate-Disease Connection

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Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Contributions to Infectious Disease Emergence: Workshop Summary (2008)

Chapter: 3 Historical, Scientific, and Technological Approaches to Studying the Climate-Disease Connection