Which of the Following Correctly Describes Climate Change Impact on Dengue

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly describes climate change impact on dengue fever,an infectious tropical disease carried by mosquitoes?

• A)It has been nearly wiped out because of climate change related shifts in subtropical high pressure cells.
• B)It has spread to previously unaffected areas due to changes in climatic conditions.
• C)It has never been reported in the U.S.,but scientists fear it may arrive due to expansion of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
• D)It has shifted equatorward due to desertification in the subtropics.

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