Health and Climate Change

Question 1

heart related mortality in temperature increases

Answer 1

heart attacks increased by 10% in average daily temp >30
and by 40% if 3 consecutive days averaged over 27
20% increase in mortality when average minimum temperature >24

Question 2

groups vulnerable to temperature increases

Answer 2

elderly, children, overweight, chronic illness, occupational exposure

Question 3

vector borne diseases

Answer 3

vector reproduction
parasite development
behaviour
increase malaria, dengue, tick borne encephalitis

Question 4

food and water borne diseases

Answer 4

rate of notification of salmonella increases with weekly and monthly temperature
flooding affects incidence of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis