[Medical kerosology: new developments in meteoropathology]

Current views on mechanisms responsible for sensitivity of the body to weather conditions are presented. Two types of meteorological reactions are recognized: to weather as a whole and to separate meteorological factors. Clinico-meteorological follow-up of 356 patients and healthy subjects aged 7-25 years provided grounds for dividing meteorological reactions into kerosotropic and meteorotropic. Basic concepts of medical kerosology, including medical kerosoprognosis and prevention of kerosotropic reactions are outlined.