Epidemiologists take into account the role of global climate change and its relationship to the spread of disease. In rural areas of Cambodia, epidemiologists have noted that social patterns are linked to the spread of mosquito-borne illness. Which of the following would they NOT consider?

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Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV, which is not a mosquito-borne illness. Therefore, epidemiologists studying the spread of mosquito-borne illness in rural areas of Cambodia would not consider the use of antiretroviral drugs. They would, however, consider factors such as changes in rainfall patterns (A), changes in land use (B), new migration and settlements (C), and factory closures or economic shifts and changes (D), as these are all factors that can impact the spread of mosquito-borne illness.

Epidemiologists Take into Account the Role of Global Climate Change