Posted Sep 07, 2006 at 12:45AM by Alaric S. Listed in: Global Warming, Weather, Diseases Tags: Denmark, Paul Hunter
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Vibrio vulnificus


Professor Paul Hunter of the University of East Anglia in England warned that climate change would also lead to rising incidence of infectious diseases usually found in warmer zones. Hunter noted two organisms were able to extend their habitats because of warmer seawater.

One such marine organism is Vibrio vulnificus, which is bacteria found in warm waters (20C/68F). The organism enters the human body through the consumption of shellfish or through open wounds when swimming in infected water. The potentially fatal disease caused by Vibrio vulnificus has already claimed a victim in Denmark.

Another illness caused by the single-celled algae Ostreopsis ovata is spreading among holiday-makers at an Italian coast. The disease, which causes diarrhea, skin rashes and hay fever type illnesses, has struck over 100 people.


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