Schooley Robert T
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Top Antivir Med. 2016 Jul/Aug;26(2):67-70.
Global climate change exacerbated by human energy use threatens to have a profound impact on human health, including from infectious diseases. Particularly vulnerable populations include the immunocompromised, including persons with HIV infection. Global warming can be expected to increase the geographic range of pathogens such as Vibrio cholerae as well as vectors that transmit disease, including ticks and mosquitoes. Higher temperatures also contribute to increased pathogen and vector efficiency in spreading disease. Natural disasters due to climate change result in population displacement, increased population density, and living conditions conducive to the spread of infectious diseases. Political mobilization is crucial to implementing and enforcing policies for prudent energy use, reversing the drivers of global warming, and ensuring that we are prepared for the adverse health consequences of climate change. This article summarizes a presentation by Robert T. Schooley, MD, at the IAS-USA continuing education program held in Berkeley in May 2017.
人类能源使用加剧的全球气候变化，有可能对人类健康产生深远影响，包括对传染病的影响。特别脆弱的人群包括免疫功能低下者，如感染艾滋病毒的人。预计全球变暖会扩大霍乱弧菌等病原体以及传播疾病的媒介（包括蜱虫和蚊子）的地理范围。气温升高还会提高病原体和媒介传播疾病的效率。气候变化导致的自然灾害会造成人口流离失所、人口密度增加以及有利于传染病传播的生活条件。政治动员对于实施和执行审慎使用能源的政策、扭转全球变暖的驱动因素以及确保我们为气候变化对健康的不利后果做好准备至关重要。本文总结了医学博士罗伯特·T·肖利在2017年5月于伯克利举行的美国传染病学会继续教育项目上的一次演讲。
