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Chemicals and environmentally caused diseases in developing countries.

I S Jamall1, B Davis

  • 1University of California, Davis, School of Medicine.

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
|June 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Environmental chemical pollutants pose significant health risks, especially in developing countries where they interact with malnutrition and infectious diseases. More research is needed to fully quantify these impacts on public health.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Toxicology
  • Global Health

Background:

  • Developing countries face unique challenges with environmental chemical pollution, including economic pressures, infectious disease burdens, poverty, and inadequate toxic chemical disposal regulations.
  • These issues are compounded by the interplay between chemical toxicants, malnutrition, and infectious diseases, affecting both urban and rural populations.
  • The public health consequences in developing nations are exacerbated by widespread malnutrition and high prevalence of infectious diseases, mirroring but intensifying problems seen in industrialized nations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the international aspects of diseases caused by environmental chemical pollutants, focusing on developing countries.
  • To highlight the unique challenges and compounded risks faced by developing nations regarding chemical pollution.
  • To emphasize the critical interactions between toxicants, malnutrition, and infectious diseases in disease causation and exacerbation.

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Main Methods:

  • Review and discussion of international data on environmental chemical exposure and resulting diseases.
  • Analysis of specific case examples from developing countries to assess human health effects.
  • Comparative assessment of pollution control issues in developing versus East European countries.

Main Results:

  • Environmental chemical pollutants contribute to disease directly and worsen existing conditions.
  • Developing countries share pollution problems with industrialized nations but face compounded risks.
  • Human health effects from environmental chemical exposures in developing countries can be assessed through specific examples.

Conclusions:

  • Environmental chemical exposure is a significant public health concern, particularly in developing countries.
  • The interaction of toxicants with malnutrition and infectious diseases critically impacts disease burden.
  • Further research is essential to accurately quantify the contribution of environmental chemicals to morbidity and mortality in developing nations.