A new study reveals that some deadly bacteria can be expected to spread affecting many different countries and it is all because of El Niño. This study was published on March 7 by researchers from both the United Kingdom and the United States and they are now giving out a warning to the public about the possible diseases that they may encounter this season.
In a news report written by The Daily Mail, they said that El Niño is bound to carry waterborne diseases such as cholera from across the oceans, which could affect everyone's health. Climate change is one huge factor for this occurrence. This study can be found on the journal of Nature Microbiology.
El Niño is spreading killer BACTERIA, researchers claim https://t.co/mILfiLvmE5
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 2, 2016
Researchers performed this study along with the help of the National Institute of Health (INS) based in Peru and found many diseases incorporated with this weather. Apparently, waterborne bacteria from Latin America are the ones to blame, as it works when waters caused by El Niño hit the land area of many different countries.
Experts say that El Niño happens usually every 3 to years, but it has been occurring more often these years and it is all because of climate change. This is why environmentalists are trying to make everyone ready and aware of the bad consequences that climate change is contributing to earth.
The Huffington Post also got a hold of this news and reported that diseases from South America are about to affect people all over the world due to waterborne diseases riding the waves of the ocean from one country to another. This is not the first time that the public's health has been related to climate change, as asthma and mosquito-related diseases are said to be the product of it as well. Given this public warning, it is best to do some prevention like pounding a lot of vitamin C to protect the body from harmful bacteria and viruses that El Niño is threatening to spread.
