Introduction

Every year, mosquito-borne diseases kill around three-quarters of a million globally. But could it get worse with climate change? With warming temperatures, mosquitos are now spreading to new areas, including Europe. We’ll hear about dengue fever, one of the diseases they bring, and teach you related vocabulary.

This week's question

Dengue isn’t the only sickness mosquitos spread, so which of the following is also a mosquito-borne disease?

a)    ebola

b)    cholera

c)    malaria

Listen to the programme to find out the answer. 

Vocabulary

symptom
physical signs of the presence of an illness or disease in your body 

fever
medical condition in which your body temperature is higher than normal, and your heart beats very fast

critical window
limited period of time during which action must be taken to achieve a desired result

host
plant or animal that another plant or animal lives on as a parasite, or uses for food

a part of the jigsaw/puzzle
a part of a complicated or continuing situation that helps you to understand it

domino effect
situation in which something, usually bad, happens, causing further negative events to happen

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