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Rebecca Voelker

JAMA. 2009;301(21):2197-2199.

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When pediatrician Aaron Bernstein, MD, sees young patients with Lyme disease at Children's Hospital Boston, in Massachusetts, his advice to parents often goes beyond the obvious of protecting their children against infectious ticks with insect repellant, long pants, and long sleeves on trips to the woods.

"I explain to them that really, Lyme disease is a disease of ecology," says Bernstein. "We tend to think that we get infectious diseases from other people, but it turns out that the majority of infectious diseases are diseases that we share with other species."

Children’s health advocates say that pediatricians and other clinicians who care for children can play a significant role in addressing the effects of climate change to create a healthier world for children around the globe. (Photo credit: Billy Economou/iStockphoto.com/NASA)

And many of those species today are on the move. They are propelled not only by . . . [Full Text of this Article]

NOT JUST "LITTLE ADULTS"



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