Chapter 22, Problem 11Q

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The aspects of the genetic makeup of previously hemorrhagic fever and kidney damage causing Hantaviruses that suggest that they mutate easily to cause lung damage.

Introduction:

Last 40 years have witnessed a significant change in climate due to rising concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane on Earth. These substances can trap energy of long wavelength on the Earth, causing a rise in temperature.

Climate change not only cause drastic changes in weather, but also a rise in sea-level, leading to destructive storms. It is also causing increase in the number of diseases as an increase in rainfall in some areas is facilitating an increase in pathogen and vector populations.