Discussion
Patterns of environmental pollution and of the diseases caused by pollution vary greatly from country to country. Almost every country has its own story concerning the environmental pollution. The critical factors responsible for these sharp differences includes:
National income and level of development.
High-Income Countries
The principal pediatric diseases seen today in HICs are chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
These diseases include birth defects—a leading cause of infant death in the United States and asthma, which has been increasing in prevalence since 1980 In addition, the reported prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders, including dyslexia, mental retardation, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism,
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These include the devastating events such as the Bhopal disaster in India, and chronic, slowly unfolding tragedies such as the exposure of more than 1 million people to chrysotile asbestos in China, South and Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. The new reality in global health is that NCDs are becoming major health problems in all countries around the world. In LMICs, especially those that are undergoing rapid industrialization, high risk of NCDs results in a double burden of disease, adding new threats to such age-old problems as infectious disease, inadequate clean drinking water, and poor …show more content…
Global Climate Change and Health and cost of population
Global climate change could further exacerbate health risks from toxic environmental exposures, especially in LMICs, by increasing concentrations of many chemicals in water, air, and sediment , as well as by imposing additional stress to individuals’ immune, endocrine, and neurological systems that may leave some even more sensitive to the pollutants they encounter
The diseases caused by pollution impose great economic costs on countries around the world—direct medical costs, opportunity costs reflecting the diminished productivity of populations damaged by pollution, and costs to health care systems.
The widespread pollution in a number of rapidly industrializing LMICs can result in adverse health effects, including damage to the brains, lungs, and other organ systems, for large numbers of
Disease caused by pollution might be caused by water pollution or air pollution, this is when the environment around a person is dirty. Examples are: Rickets, anemia,
Pregnancy - when the mother had sickness or neglect during pregnancy (taking alcohol and etc) it can impact on the later child development. It is important that during pregnancy that necessary pregnancy support and care is provided. There is some medical condition like preeclamsia can cause premature birth and may lead to blindness and deafness and later in life will affect the child 's ability to learn or learn quickly. 2. Accidents and illness - some illnesses has effect on child 's ability to learn, by taking some medications that has side effects can affects child 's learning process later in life.
Autism There are many common diseases that modify the functions of the human body. Neurological diseases, for example, could affect anyone at any time. The worst kinds of neurological diseases are those which can affect the functions of the human brain. A well-known example is autism, and it has become a widespread disease among children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 of every 68 children in the U.S would have autism spectrum disorder; moreover, the study shows that 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls would have autism spectrum disorder (1).
The serious threat to the health of the IRL is the reduced water quality due to the manmade hydrologic changes, non-point pollution, loss
In addition to the broad spectrum of disorders considered
Some people will have to buy a lot more supplies to deal with the issues, as well as visit the doctor. These all cost money and as the season's length increases more and more people will have to spend a lot of money to help their well being. Another reason why global health is a huge outcome of climate change is because the National Medical Association has 88 percent of their members that believe climate change is affecting their patients' health. (Doc F) This proves that the health of people globally is being impacted and that
Ranging from physical diseases such as cancer to mental disorders such as
The brain and central nervous system problems, with a child on the spectrum, will include issues such as: poor coordination, balance, memory, attention, processing speed, reasoning, intellect, judgment, mood regulation, and difficulties with hyperactivity. Even though this list of challenges is long, it is important to know that there are just as many social and behavioral problems as well. Children with FAS tend to have difficulty in school. Their ability to stay on task and set goals, such as research papers present a large challenge to children with FAS. They also have poor social skills, causing trouble getting along with others.
ADHD affects behaviour and social development in that they get easily frustated, which could be the same children with Autism this affects there Emotional and social development. Dyslexia is a condition that affects learning literacy so what they think they are reading may not be what is actually there so they get stuck with understand letters they may
Health problems: such as Asthma which affects the child’s breathing, the child will then get breathless a lot quicker than others when taking part in physical activities. Other factors such having been born premature could result in health problems affecting their development and having a slower development rate. A child could be born
Contaminated air in the U.S. threatens Americans’ lives. Over several decades, our air has improved. However, the air is still harmful to everyone. Pollution from factories that use coal are a major cause of air pollution. One of the most dangerous issues with air pollution is dust and soot.
Also, the heat is causing much more, untamable wildfires to occur, which sends thousands of people with respiratory-related illnesses to the hospital every year, such as those who suffer from bronchitis, asthma, and chronic lung disease. Of all these addressed health effects due to climate change, every single one has a direct relation to the global temperature increase, as does the swelling of our oceans and natural occurring water sources across Earth’s
Every living being is impacted by warming of our planet and by the increase in carbon pollution in our atmosphere. We also seen a dramatic rise in incidence of allergies, asthma illness
Climate Change is the second biggest environmental Problem the world has faced in the 21st Century. Although Climate change is quite Omnifarious, One of the biggest problems unstable climate change presents Is how it affects our health and our wellbeing. This essay will help shed light on some drastic life and health effects climate change can have in a local setting compared to a national or global setting. Rising sea levels are just one out of many problems that will potentially place many people out of homes in the next 100 years. With continuous Ocean and atmospheric warming, sea levels will continue to rise at a higher rates than currently recorded this year.
One of the greatest issues that we face towards the environment has been an increasingly difficult problem over the last few years. Earths climate is changing at rapid paces and solutions are needed as quickly as possible to replenish natural ecosystems and cultures that depend on the environment. Climate change not only affects the animals in our ecosystem, but us humans as well. With the human population increasing every year, climate change is only getting worse. Many argue that the effects of climate change towards the environment are due to other extraneous factors, however, I myself am a strong believer that the problems such as rising sea levels, warmer temperatures and natural disasters are all due to both natural causes and human activity.