EESA10H3 Lecture 1: EESA10 Lecture 1
24 Jan 2017
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Effects of environment on human health: air, water, soil, biota (animal and plant life; humans too, manmade environment (created by society; ex. Your environment is your health but it"s not the only factor influencing your health: ex. Genetics (for example your sibling falls ill but you do not) Gene-environment interaction: models of gene-environment interaction. Genetic makeup increases exposure to an environmental risk factor. Genetic makeup increases susceptibility to an environmental risk factor. Genetic makeup and environmental factors are independent risk factors (ex. Someone can be susceptible to a disease but their environment can be heavily polluted
