Neglected diseases boost (Nature, 457: 772, 2009), that will become greater threat to human health especially in tropical regions. In my opinion, it is the inherent result of climate warming. An allometrical scaling is suggested to support my opinion, this can also explain why swine flu does not affect pigs very much, but human beings fatally.
Key words: Global climate change, disease, temperature, allometrical scaling, swine flu, HIV, H1N1, virus.
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