Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
Sunday, April 19 at 10:00 am
Climate change has increased the prevalence and geographic distribution of many infectious diseases including those caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Dr. Michael Simberkoff, Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases NYU Grossman School of Medicine, will discuss this emerging public health problem and describe four important examples: Lyme disease, Dengue, malaria, and Candida auris infections.