Dengue becoming unstoppable

The mosquito-borne disease dengue has become unstoppable due to climate change, according to global health experts who advised nations to institute more aggressive elimination drives to stem the disease that sickens over 50 million and kills 24,000 worldwide every year. Cold temperature kills adult mosquitoes, including their larvae, limiting the population of dengue carrying mosquitoes. However, global warming has disrupted this natural procedure, resulting to increased mosquito populations and consequently of dengue worldwide. The World Health Organization said tropical countries like the Philippines are particularly at high risk.