Gorji Shaghayegh, Gorji Ali
Epilepsy Research Center, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Domagkstr. 11, Münster, 48149, Germany.
Department of Neurosurgery, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Apr;28(13):15575-15579. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-12167-z. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
In addressing the current COVID-19 pandemic and evaluating the measures taken by global leaders so far, it is crucial to trace back the circumstances influencing the emergence of the crisis that the world is presently facing. Could it be that the failure to act in a timely manner dates way back to when first concerns about climate change and its inevitable threat to human health came up? Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the large-scale and rapid environmental changes in the last few decades may be implicated in the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic by increasing the potential risk of the occurrence and the spread of zoonotic diseases, worsening food security, and weakening the human immune system. As we are facing progressive climatic change, a failure to act accordingly could inevitably lead to further, more frequent confrontations with newly emerging diseases.
在应对当前的新冠疫情并评估全球领导人迄今采取的措施时，至关重要的是追溯影响当前世界所面临危机出现的各种情况。未能及时采取行动是否可以追溯到最初对气候变化及其对人类健康不可避免的威胁产生担忧之时？多条证据表明，过去几十年里大规模且迅速的环境变化可能通过增加人畜共患疾病发生和传播的潜在风险、加剧粮食不安全以及削弱人类免疫系统，从而与新冠疫情的出现有关。由于我们正面临着不断发展的气候变化，不相应采取行动将不可避免地导致与新出现疾病的进一步、更频繁对抗。
