Climate Change Causes Just About Everything!
Migrant caravans, voter fraud, drug addiction, triggered millennials and now . . . animal attacks?
According to CNN, Animal-related injuries lead to health care costs of more than $1 billion a year in the United States, and according to a new study . . . they’re happening more often. Dr. Joseph Forrester, one of the authors of the study published Tuesday in the BMJ claims that the rate of animal attack injuries has increased over the past 10 years. He believes it will continue to rise, partially because of . . . climate change?
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Hannity.com reported that just days after CNN claimed climate change was a leading factor behind the Central American migrant caravan, the network now believes global warming is also causing more “animal attacks” against humans. The article also suggests that climate change will cause a drastic increase in insect-carried diseases which will kill countless more people because hosts will be “able to survive in more places, meaning they are able to injure more people.”
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Fortunately there are already prevention efforts in place to curb injury from some of the most common causes. The CDC offers information about how to avoid dog bites, snake bites and mosquito bites. The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety also has fact sheets on avoiding wasp, bee and hornet stings.
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If you are attacked by an animal, Forrester advises seeking immediate medical attention from an emergency department, a physician or a poison control center.
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