For Dengue, Slow and Steady Wins the Replication Race

Rising global temperatures will allow diseases that are typically isolated to tropical climates to spread northward and dramatically increase the threat to public health. Clinicians have already begun to report on a spike in the number of cases of dengue in areas that have been devoid of the mosquito-borne disease previously. While the mortality rate for dengue is thankfully low, the morbidity associated with infections is extremely high, typically placing a huge economic burden on local communi