Warmer weather conditions are encouraging more mosquito-borne infections, such as dengue fever, to spread to the UK.
A European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report has warned that the illness becomes increasingly prominent following massive global heat plumes that have caused temperatures to surge. The warmer weather means that conditions are becoming more favourable for virus-spreading mosquitos.
Dengue fever is an infection spread by the pesky insects that can become severe in some cases. Many people who become infected will experience no symptoms, but around one to 5 percent of those with the virus develop potentially fatal severe dengue, according to the World Health Organisation.
