This podcast episode explores dengue fever and its complex relationship with climate change, poverty, and technology. It highlights the critical window between days 5 and 7 of the infection for prompt treatment to ensure survival. Climate change leads to increased transmission rates of dengue because higher temperatures accelerate viral replication in mosquitoes. Poverty and cramped living conditions increase exposure to the disease. Technological advancements such as early warning systems and vaccines offer hope in combating dengue.
