Several cases of dengue fever found in Florida, Texas

Moral of the story: Global warming won't just cause polar bears to drown.  It might kill you.  Tropical weather = tropical diseases.

Source: AMA Morning Rounds 7/30/2010

Several cases of dengue fever found in Florida, Texas.

ABC World News (7/29, story 8, 2:30, Sawyer) reported, "Tonight, a new government report says global warming is undeniable, and it's happening fast. Scientists at NOAA cite data from around the world, documenting this first decade of the century is the warmest on record. And it's long been feared that with heat will come tropical diseases," such as Dengue Fever. ABC (Besser) added, "There is no treatment for Dengue Fever," which "causes headache, eye pain, rash. It's often called 'break bone fever' because of the crushing pain it can cause. It's spread by mosquitoes and the nearly two dozen cases in Key West, Florida, are the first cases there in more than 70 years." Several cases have also been reported in Texas, Besser said, and there is concern that someone could be infected with both strains, which "can be deadly."