"As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, ticks are spending less time hibernating and have more active months when they can hitch rides on animals and people. Sometimes the ticks carry themselvesand diseasesto new parts of the country. Hokit found deer ticks for the first time in northeastern Montana earlier this year. Deer ticks are infamous for transmitting Lyme disease and can infect people with other pathogens."
"From Nature: The human pathogenic diseases and transmission pathways aggravated by climatic hazards are too numerous for comprehensive societal adaptations, highlighting the urgent need to work at the source of the problem: reducing GHG emissions. Lyme disease is the primary tick-borne disease, and Lyme disease is no joke. It can lead to an escalating series of complications including arthritis and heart disease. And Montana isn't the only place affected by a tick invasion."
Shorter winters caused by human-driven climate change are reducing tick hibernation and extending active seasons, enabling ticks to spread to new areas by hitching rides on animals and people. Deer ticks were detected in northeastern Montana for the first time, raising risks of Lyme disease and other infections. Medical professionals require awareness of new vector arrivals to properly diagnose and treat illnesses. Climatic hazards amplify many pathogen transmission pathways, underscoring the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lyme disease can cause serious complications including arthritis and heart disease and has produced notable outbreaks in places like Nantucket.
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