Extreme heat and rain help send dengue cases skyrocketing
Climate change is creating and expanding habitats for mosquitoes and the diseases they carry
![A black and white mosquito sits on the skin of a white person, sucking up a meal. Its abdomen is slightly filled with blood.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/082324_eg_ecu_mosquitos_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (one shown) transmit a variety of viruses including dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever through their bite. The insects do particularly well in heat and humidity, weather conditions predicted to become more common with climate change.
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