Diseases Spread By Ticks, Mosquitoes, Fleas Have Surged Since 2004, CDC Says

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites more than tripled in the U.S. between 2004 and 2016.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Dr. Peter Hotez (@PeterHotez), dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.