Increased Heat Leads to Skin Disease Concerns

Climate change is bringing certain skin diseases and other illnesses to regions where they were rarely seen before, according to a recent research review. Dermatologists should keep these changing patterns of skin diseases in mind when making diagnoses, say the authors, who analyzed specific disease shifts in North America. As the planet warms, many bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites can survive in areas where they haven’t been found before, the review team writes.

http://food.ndtv.com/beauty/climate-change-is-shifting-areas-of-skin-disease-concern-1478356

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