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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 from Hot Mess 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.
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 can 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 can 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.
