Global Bioweather

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Infectious Diseases and the Weather

Keywords: cold, heat, UV radiation, temperature and humidity effect on viruses, seasonal health, bacteria, viruses, fungi, common cold and influenza, epidemics, floods, global warming.

Abstract: Every breath you take fills your lungs with a multitude of dangerous germs. The sneeze of the person next to you or the exhaust of animal housings nearby propels bacteria, viruses and fungi into the atmosphere. Natural or man-made turbulence lifts germs off the ground and into the breeze. Their survival depends largely on temperature, humidity and UV radiation. In cold and mild climate regions infectious diseases peak in winter, while a hot summer signals outbreaks of food poisoning. In the tropics, warm and humid weather breeds disease carriers such as the mosquito. Global warming will change the regional distribution of infectious diseases and its carriers.

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How the Weather Affects Your Health

By Manfred Kaiser

The most comprehensive guide to everything weather and health.

Includes details on subjects such as:

weather sensitivity; pollution; heat, cold and sun effects; and violent weather.

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