Climate-related health risks

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Topic: Catalyse Climate Health

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Older people and outdoor workers are identified as facing significant risks from heatwaves.

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Key points

  • Which diseases are linked to air polluted with greenhouse gases?: Heart and lung diseases are listed as contributing outcomes of air polluted with greenhouse gases.
  • Which infectious diseases can spread more easily due to climate change?: Dengue, malaria, and Lyme disease are named as infections that can spread more easily.

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Who is most at risk from heatwaves?

Older people and outdoor workers are identified as facing significant risks from heatwaves.

Which diseases are linked to air polluted with greenhouse gases?

Heart and lung diseases are listed as contributing outcomes of air polluted with greenhouse gases.

Which infectious diseases can spread more easily due to climate change?

Dengue, malaria, and Lyme disease are named as infections that can spread more easily.

Sources

  1. https://camp3.co/test

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