De La Salle University Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Dasmarinas City, Philippines.
Department of Dermatology, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa City, Philippines.
Int J Dermatol. 2022 Feb;61(2):127-138. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15543. Epub 2021 May 10.
Climate change, exemplified by higher average global temperatures resulting in more frequent extreme weather events, has the potential to significantly impact human migration patterns and health. The consequences of environmental catastrophes further destabilize regions with pre-existing states of conflict due to social, political, and/or economic unrest. Migrants may carry diseases from their place of origin to their destinations and once there may be susceptible to diseases in which they had not been previously exposed to. Skin diseases are among the most commonly observed health conditions observed in migrant populations. To improve awareness among dermatologists of the burden of skin diseases among migrants, the group searched the English language scientific literature to identify articles linking climate change, migration, and skin disease. Skin diseases associated with human migration fall into three major categories: (i) communicable diseases, (ii) noncommunicable diseases, and (iii) environmentally mediated diseases. Adopting comprehensive global strategies to improve the health of migrants requires urgent attention.
气候变化的一个典型例子是全球平均温度升高,导致极端天气事件更加频繁,这有可能极大地影响人类的迁移模式和健康。环境灾难的后果进一步破坏了由于社会、政治和/或经济动荡而原本存在冲突状态的地区。移民可能会将疾病从原籍地传播到目的地,一旦到达目的地,他们可能容易感染以前没有接触过的疾病。皮肤病是移民人群中最常见的健康问题之一。为了提高皮肤科医生对移民中皮肤病负担的认识,该组织搜索了英语科学文献,以确定与气候变化、移民和皮肤病相关的文章。与人类迁移相关的皮肤病可分为三大类:(i)传染病,(ii)非传染病,和(iii)环境介导的疾病。采取全面的全球战略来改善移民的健康状况需要紧急关注。