#CuriousGoat: Will Climate Change Help Ticks And Mosquitoes Spread Disease?
The disease-spreading bugs are creeping north in the states. But will they bring diseases like Lyme and Zika with them?
Most creepy, crawly bugs are pretty much harmless when it comes to infectious diseases.
But there are two classes of little critters that cause big — and we're talking big — problems: ticks and mosquitoes.
To learn how climate change could alter the course of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases, we talked to two scientists who have devoted a major chunk of their careers to answering that question.
Let's start with the bloodsuckers that can stay on your skin for days.
Ticks
Cocktail party chatter: These little guys aren't insects. They're arachnids. That's the same class of animals as spiders.
