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Allergic to Meat? It's Happening Thanks to Climate Change.
Provided by: Hot Mess |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video describes how climate change is increasing the risk of diseases carried by ticks due to their expanding regional and seasonal territory, brought about by warming winters.
- The video discusses two tick-borne diseases in particular: Lyme disease and one that causes a meat allergy in humans.
Subjects: Biology, Health
Authors: Hot Mess
Region: United States, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The topic of this video is unique and will prompt curiosity in students.
- This animated video is visually engaging and will hold students' attention.
- The video includes multiple maps and graphs to aid in understanding.
Prerequisites
- There may be an ad before the video and the actual content of the video ends at 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
- Students should already be familiar with climate change before watching this video.
- Though the video mainly uses maps and data from the United States, the global relevance is highlighted.
Differentiation & Implementation
- This video could be used in a general science or biology class when studying vector-borne diseases, population dynamics, ecology, or the effects of humans on their environment.
- This video could be used in a health class to discuss diseases transmitted by insects or to highlight the negative effects of climate change on human health.
- Other resources related to ticks and climate change include this article about one woman's experience with Lyme disease and this video about the declining moose population in Minnesota.
- Other resources related to negative health effects of climate change include The Climate Crisis and Your Health, Understanding the Health Harms of Climate Change: A Six Americas Analysis, and Youth Climate Story: Air Pollution in Kansas.
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