As someone living in a mosquito infested area, this is mildly terrifying. Every year they sting you, a small itchy red spot appears, and then your immune system can take it from there. No big deal, just a minor inconvenience. However, if I need to look out for mosquitoes in the future, that’s going to have enormous ramifications. Hopefully, there will be a vaccine for these things.
Hopefully, there will be a vaccine for these things.
Rich countries being affected makes a vaccine/cure way more likely, yes. Sliver linings?
Just looked it up: there already exists a vaccine against malaria and dengue fever. Doesn’t seem impossible to me if normal annual flu vaccinations start including more exotic things too.
Ah yes, secondary and tertiary effects of climate change claps