Environmental/Nutrition - Review Flashcards
EIDs that have recently entered humans
HIV and SARS
EIDs with recent increase in humans
dengue fever
majority of EIDs
bacteria and rickettsia
climate change cause what
cardiovasc, cerebrovasc, resp diseases
gastroenteritis
vector borne infectious disease
malnutrition
most solvents and drugs
lipophilic
blood - lipoprotein transport
penetrate plasma membranes
CYP inhibitors
fasting and starvation
altered mucociliary clearance in adults
acid aerosols
lung inflammation
ozone in healthy adults and children
increased asthma attacks
particulates
individuals with chronic lung disease
increased mortality - sulfur dioxide
decreased lung function - particulates
athletes and outdoor workers decreased capacity
ozone
6 outdoor air pollutants
sulfur dioxide ozone nitrogen dioxide particulates lead CO
all make up smog
wrist drop and foot drop in adults
peripheral demyelinating neuropathy
lead poisoning
basophilic stipling of RBCs
lead poisoning
minimata disease
mercury poisoning
cerebral palsy, binldness, mental retardation, CNS defects in utero
-developing brain extremely sensitive to methyl mercury
intracellular glutatione
-thiol doner - protects against mercury induced CNS and kidney damage
Tx of relapsing acute promyelocytic leukemia
arsenic trioxide
exposure to arsenic
soil and water - bangladesh, chile, china
- mines and smelting
- preservers, herbicides, agro products
sources of cadmium
mining, electroplating, battery production, zinc smelting`
benzene exposure
leukemia
organic solvents
chloroform and CCl4
- CNS depression
- low levels toxic to kidney and liver
scrotal cancers
soot in chimney sweeps
organochlorines
synthetic and lipophilic - resist degradation
ex/ DDT
endocrine disruptors
chloracne
folliculutis and dermatosis
caused by dioxins and PCBs
around face and behind ears
PCBs also induce CYPs - altered drug metabolism
pneumoconioses
non-neoplastic lung diseases caused by inhalation of mineral dust
coal dust, silica, asbestos, beryllium
often in workplace