Floods associated with 26% higher risk of hospital admissions for a maximum of seven months, appears to be large -scale study

The largest and most extensive study in the world of long-term effects on the health of flood-Via analysis of more than 300 million hospital admissions in eight countries that are susceptible to flood events-have an increased risk of 26% of all diseases that are serious enough to require hospital admission. This impact on the health of communities lasts up to seven months after the event.

The study, led by researchers from Monash University, and published In the diary, Natural waterIt turned out that flood events – which increase worldwide as a result of climate change – led to an increase in hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases (35%), respiratory diseases (30%), infectious diseases (26%), digestive disease (30%) such as gastro -centeritis, cancer), cancer cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Cancer, Cancer (34%), Cancer (34%), Kanker, Kanker, Kanker,, Kanker, Kanker,, CAN, CANKER, CAN, CANKER, CAN, CANKER, CAN, CAN CHANCER, CAN, CANKER (34), CANKER (34). Cancer (34%), cancer (34%), cancer (34%), cancer (34%), cancer. (34%) and kidney diseases (40%).

Onder leiding van professoren Yuming Guo en professor Shanshan Li, omvatte de studie de periode van 2010 tot 2019 en keek ik naar 747 gemeenschappen uit acht landen/gebieden die grote overstromingsevenementen hadden meegemaakt in die periode, inclusief de noordoostelijke regio van New South Wales in Australië, langs de Amazon River en de zuidelijke regio van Brazilië, in de Mekong Basin in Vietnam, en in het South of Thailand.

An estimated 23% of the world’s population is exposed to flood as a result of serious floods that are equivalent to a 1-year event of 1 year. According to Professor Guo, there will be “an escalation in the severity, duration and frequency of floods due to the more frequent extreme precipitation events and rising sea mirrors as a result of global warming.”

Although the health effects of flooding, such as drowning, electrocution and hypothermia, this is the first and most extensive study that looks at broader health effects, “which suggests that the health effects of floods are possible and will further aggravate as climate changes,” said Professor Guo.

The countries involved in the investigation were Australia, Vietnam, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Thailand, Nieuw -Zeeland and Taiwan.

How floods have a long -term impact on health

Flood events affect health due to the contamination of the water supply system, which can increase the risk of digestive diseases and help the spread of infectious diseases. In addition, floods can create environments that are conducive to the growth of fungi, bacteria, viruses and vectors such as mice and insects that can cause breathing, digestive and infectious diseases.

Floods can also force mass evacuations, creating displacement. Even when temporary hiding places are provided, insufficient sanitary facilities often lead to hygiene problems, which increases the risk of breathing, digestive and infectious diseases.

Access and Capacity to Health Care Services May Be impaired after Floods, Leading to Delays in Regular Medical Interventions, which Include Dialysis for Renal Diseases, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Cancer, And Medication Regimens, Disases, Disases, Disases, Disases, Respiratores, Respiratoreses, Disases, Respiratoreses, Respiratoreses, Infrationalatory, Diseases, Mental Disorders, Diabetes, Nervous System Disorders, and Renal Diseases.

And long -term psychological stress (for example due to material damage and financial losses) can aggravate or cause negative health results by jeopardizing the immune system, disturbing sleep, leading to substance abuse and reducing self -care.