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Climate change and Health. abstract.

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What is Climate Change?. Changes in meteorological characteristics such as precipitation and temperature over time in a specific location are referred to as climate change. This climate change has been recognized as a serious worldwide problem, particularly since human activities have contributed to global climate change..

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How does climate change affect health?. Climate change affects health in following categories : Air pollution Diseases carried by vectors Food and waterborne Diarrheal disease Food security Mental health and stress related diseases Precipitation extremes Temperature extremes Wildfire.

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Mental health and stress related diseases. It has been suggested that a correlation exists between an increase in temperature and violent conduct..