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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Beth.

And I'm Neil.

Here at 6 Minute English, we discussed animals adapting their behaviour in response to climate

change in earlier programmes. But we didn't focus on one species in detail.

So in this programme, we'll take a look at an especially unwelcome insect, the mosquito.

Every year, mosquito-borne diseases kill around three-quarters of a million globally, with

most deaths occurring in children under five.

With warming temperatures, mosquitoes are now spreading to new areas, including Europe.

We'll hear about dengue fever, one of the diseases they bring, and as usual, we'll

learn some useful new vocabulary as well. But first, I have a question for you, Neil.

Dengue isn't the only sickness mosquito spread, so which of the following is also a mosquito-borne

disease? Is it A, Ebola, B, cholera, or C, malaria?

I think the answer is C, malaria.

Okay, Neil, we'll find out later in the programme.

One country at the forefront of the problem is Indonesia, which in recent years has seen

a surge in dengue-related deaths.

Here's Dr. Jury Iriani, a pediatrician in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, speaking

with BBC World Service programme, the climate question.

Dever and muscle aches are common symptoms for a viral infection, but if they're accompanied

by other symptoms, for example, red spots on the skin, or maybe there is a fever that

lasts for three days, we can suspect that it's dengue fever.

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