The concept that the environment in which we live can have detrimental effects on our health has existed for centuries. Obvious examples of substances that can cause human diseases include infectious agents, poisons, chemicals and other noxious agents, drugs, and physical stimuli such as bright ...
Tuberculosis, one of the oldest and deadliest recognized diseases in humans, had a prominent role in the secular decline in mortality of northwestern Europe and North America. According to McKeown (1977, Table 3.1), airborne infectious diseases contributed to 40% of the decline in death rates in...
The complexity and dynamics of human diseases are driven by the interactions between internal molecular activities and external environmental exposures. Although advances in omics technology have dramatically broadened the understanding of internal molec
Table 3 Example of particle size distributions from humans during various activities are given26 along with the averaged measured values for this work. Full size table Far-UVC lamp and dosimetry The far-UVC source used in this study was a 12 W 222-nm KrCl excimer lamp module made by USHI...
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 has been associated with an increased risk of depression [31, 32], and several studies have suggested that general PM exposure may contribute to the incidence or worsening of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia [33,34,35], Parkinson’s disease [36], and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tend to get sick when the air is dry? New research helps explain why Recent research from CU Boulder may have finally revealed why humans tend to get sick from airborne viral diseases more often in drier environments. ...
Virus diseases cause serious loss of yield and quality in many crop species. The use of genetic or transgenic resistance and RNA silencing has become the best management strategy on a medium-long-term basis. This chapter discuses development and potential use of natural and transgenic resistant va...
“This is a potentially revolutionary means to block infection and prevent airborne diseases spreading between humans,” emphasized the company in the release. To start, NIVI will research TB and group A streptococcus (GAS). Although the conditions contribute to 2.5 million deaths annually,...
Transmission routes of respiratory viruses among humans. Curr. Opin. Virol. 28, 142–151 (2018). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Fernstrom, A. & Goldblatt, M. Aerobiology and its role in the transmission of infectious diseases. J. Pathog. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/...
The entry of MPs into the human digestive tract is evidenced by their detection in feces [212]. In humans, more than 90% of ingested micro- and nanoplastics are reported to be excreted through the excretory system [59,213]. Of least concern is dermal exposure to AMPs via contact with ...