EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Venomous Snake, Environmental Health, Environmental Factor
19 Dec 2015
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Environment is everything that affects a living organism. Effect of environment on human health is so great. Your environment is your health, but not the only factor influencing your health. Genetic makeup increases exposure to environmental risk factor. Genetic makeup increases susceptibility to environmental risk factor. Genetic makeup and environmental factor are independent risk factors. According to who: in its broadest sense, environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, disease and injuries that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment. According to who: this includes the study of the both the direct and indirect pathological effects of various: Physical (only man-made) housing, urban development, land use, transportation. Chemical hazard: chemicals in air, water, soil, and food. Biological hazards: bacteria, viruses, parasites, allergens, animals such as bees and poisonous snakes. Physical hazard: radiation, fire, tornado, hurricane, volcano eruption, earthquake are not environmental health hazards; they are disasters.
