Nation Diseases like West Nile, EEE and flesh-eating bacteria are flourishing due to climate change October 5, 2019October 5, 2019Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAYComments Off on Diseases like West Nile, EEE and flesh-eating bacteria are flourishing due to climate change Climate change is altering the nation's environment and the microbes, viruses and insects that inhabit it, potentially increasing where diseases are.