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Your Environment. Your Health.

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Why are Legionnaires disease diagnoses becoming more common in the United States?

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Author(s):
Rubin R
Year:
2018
Journal:
JAMA. 319 (17): 1753-1754

Resource Description

Exposure What is this?

weather or climate related pathway by which climate change affects health

    Seasonality, Water Quality
    • Seasonality, Water Quality: Marine/Freshwater Pathogen
Geographic Location What is this?

resource focuses on specific location

    United States
Health Impact What is this?

specification of health effect or disease related to climate change exposure

    Infectious Disease
    • Infectious Disease: Airborne Disease, Waterborne Disease
      • Airborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: Other Airborne Disease, Specify
        • Other Airborne Disease, Specify: Legionnaires Disease
        Airborne Disease (other)
      • Airborne Disease, Waterborne Disease: Other Waterborne Disease, Specify
        • Other Waterborne Disease, Specify: Legionnaires Disease
        Waterborne Disease (other)
      Airborne DiseaseWaterborne Disease
Resource Type What is this?

format or standard characteristic of resource

    Commentary/Opinion
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