Nagpur: Due to climate change, the power of mosquitoes that spread diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria has increased fourfold. Not only this, the breeding of mosquitoes has also increased. Chennai-based health consultant Dr. The study was conducted by Jayalakshmi Sridhar.
Participating in the workshop of Earth Journalism Network held in Nagpur, Dr. Jayalakshmi Sridhar said this during an interaction with Lok Satta. Climate change has increased the frequency of heatwaves, droughts, and more rain in a shorter period of time. But at the same time, climate change is also responsible for the growth of mosquitoes that spread various diseases. Dengue and chikungunya are on the rise in the state. There is a conducive environment for the spread of the disease.
Climate change has increased the geographical spread of mosquitoes. There has also been an increase in mosquito breeding in areas where the mosquito population was low a few decades ago or where it was almost non-existent. As a result, the prevalence of mosquito-borne diseases has increased not only in India but across the world. Jayalakshmi said. Global warming has also increased the risk of infertility among men and women. The rate of diabetes is increasing and the organs are not working at a young age. Air pollution and climate change are increasing the risk of heart, kidney and liver diseases. Temperature rise is responsible for 6.67 million deaths annually. Jayalakshmi said.
Dengue outbreak on the rise
The prevalence of Aedes aegypti has increased by 28.6 per cent and that of Ae albopictus has increased by 27.7 per cent. An estimated 70 million people worldwide are infected with HIV annually. Ten million people died. He also pointed out that 30.90 crore people are affected by dengue every year.