Have you been wondering why so many of your friends have come down with dengue fever?

Dengue Fever Becoming An Increasing Threat In The US - Health News - redOrbit

Dr. Kim Knowlton, an NRDC senior scientist, said milder winters, hotter, wetter summers and even droughts can bring this insect-borne threat closer to home.
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Reported U.S. cases of the disease has more than doubled in the past decade and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported nearly 4,000 cases of imported and locally-transmitted dengue between 1995 and 2005.