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The Dust Bowl in the US: An Analysis Based on Current Environmental and Clinical Studies.
- Source :
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The American journal of the medical sciences [Am J Med Sci] 2018 Aug; Vol. 356 (2), pp. 90-96. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 26. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The Dust Bowl occurred in the Central Plains states in the United States between 1930 and 1940. Prolonged drought, intense recurrent dust storms and economic depression had profound effects on human welfare. The causes included increased farming on marginal land, poor land management, and prolonged drought. There was a significant increase in the number of cases of measles, increased hospitalization for respiratory disorders and increased infant and overall mortality in Kansas during the Dust Bowl. Recent scientific studies have demonstrated that dust transmits measles virus, influenza virus and Coccidioides immitis, and that mortality in the United States increases following dust storms with 2-3-day lag periods. Advances in technology have provided information about the composition of dust and the transfer of microbial pathogens in dust and provided the framework for reducing the economic and health consequences of the next prolonged drought in the United States.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Agriculture economics
Female
History, 20th Century
Humans
Infant
Kansas epidemiology
Male
Agriculture history
Dust
Economic Recession history
Infant Mortality history
Measles economics
Measles history
Measles mortality
Measles transmission
Respiratory Tract Diseases economics
Respiratory Tract Diseases history
Respiratory Tract Diseases mortality
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1538-2990
- Volume :
- 356
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of the medical sciences
- Publication Type :
- Editorial & Opinion
- Accession number :
- 30219167
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2018.03.015