Weather and Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases are affected by many factors:

• Ecological
• Biological
• Societal Changes

These factors also include the climate and weather at a location. Disease agents and their vectors each have particular environments that are optimal for growth, survival, transport, and dissemination. The climate of a place can play a significant role on the endemic and prevalence of infectious diseases. Variations in weather conditions can influence how the diseases spread and if there is the potential for an epidemic.

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