Impacto del cambio climático en la salud

Climate changes evidenced by an increase in our planet's mean temperature, changes in rainfall, increased sea level and extreme weather conditions, favor air and soil contamination, ocean acidification, droughts, floods, heat waves and forest fires, which affect the health and wellbeing of expo...

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Autores principales: Oyarzún G.,Manuel, Lanas Z.,Fernando, Wolff R.,Marcelo, Quezada L.,Arnoldo
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2021
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720210005007382021-11-03Impacto del cambio climático en la saludOyarzún G.,ManuelLanas Z.,FernandoWolff R.,MarceloQuezada L.,Arnoldo Cardiovascular System Communicable Diseases Greenhouse Gases Hot Temperature Nutritional Status Climate changes evidenced by an increase in our planet's mean temperature, changes in rainfall, increased sea level and extreme weather conditions, favor air and soil contamination, ocean acidification, droughts, floods, heat waves and forest fires, which affect the health and wellbeing of exposed populations. These changes will exert negative effects on respiratory and cardiovascular systems, nutritional status, burden of infectious diseases, especially vector-borne infections, and human mental health. Moreover, environmental damages, such as loss of biodiversity, ecological collapse and deterioration of socioeconomic factors such as agricultural and fishery production, and the loss of habitable land, will impulse massive migrations. This article summarizes the impact that climate change is expected to have on respiratory, cardiovascular and infectious diseases and its repercussions on people of extreme ages. It is imperative to achieve the immediate commitment of worldwide national governments to control green-house gas emissions. The appropriate technology does exist, but political will is urgently needed to accomplish this goal.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.149 n.5 20212021-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872021000500738es10.4067/s0034-98872021000500738
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Cardiovascular System
Communicable Diseases
Greenhouse Gases
Hot Temperature
Nutritional Status
spellingShingle Cardiovascular System
Communicable Diseases
Greenhouse Gases
Hot Temperature
Nutritional Status
Oyarzún G.,Manuel
Lanas Z.,Fernando
Wolff R.,Marcelo
Quezada L.,Arnoldo
Impacto del cambio climático en la salud
description Climate changes evidenced by an increase in our planet's mean temperature, changes in rainfall, increased sea level and extreme weather conditions, favor air and soil contamination, ocean acidification, droughts, floods, heat waves and forest fires, which affect the health and wellbeing of exposed populations. These changes will exert negative effects on respiratory and cardiovascular systems, nutritional status, burden of infectious diseases, especially vector-borne infections, and human mental health. Moreover, environmental damages, such as loss of biodiversity, ecological collapse and deterioration of socioeconomic factors such as agricultural and fishery production, and the loss of habitable land, will impulse massive migrations. This article summarizes the impact that climate change is expected to have on respiratory, cardiovascular and infectious diseases and its repercussions on people of extreme ages. It is imperative to achieve the immediate commitment of worldwide national governments to control green-house gas emissions. The appropriate technology does exist, but political will is urgently needed to accomplish this goal.
author Oyarzún G.,Manuel
Lanas Z.,Fernando
Wolff R.,Marcelo
Quezada L.,Arnoldo
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Lanas Z.,Fernando
Wolff R.,Marcelo
Quezada L.,Arnoldo
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title Impacto del cambio climático en la salud
title_short Impacto del cambio climático en la salud
title_full Impacto del cambio climático en la salud
title_fullStr Impacto del cambio climático en la salud
title_full_unstemmed Impacto del cambio climático en la salud
title_sort impacto del cambio climático en la salud
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