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. 2020 Feb 3;130(2):553-555.

doi: 10.1172/JCI135003.

Climate change brings the specter of new infectious diseases

Arturo Casadevall

PMID: 31904588
PMCID: PMC6994111
DOI: 10.1172/JCI135003

Review

Climate change brings the specter of new infectious diseases

Arturo Casadevall. J Clin Invest. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 3;130(2):553-555.

doi: 10.1172/JCI135003.

Author

Arturo Casadevall

PMID: 31904588
PMCID: PMC6994111
DOI: 10.1172/JCI135003

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Conflict of interest: The author has declared that no conflict of interest exists.

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Figure 1. The remarkable resistance of humans (and mammals) to fungal diseases rests on the two pillars of advanced immunity and endothermy (i.e., the state of being warm-blooded).
Immune suppression or climate change with microbial adaptation to survive at higher temperatures can undermine these pillars and make the host vulnerable to fungal disease.

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