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Side-effects of environmental change that can
impact upon health and well-being, include hygro-thermal stress
and increased levels of air pollution, the modification of natural
ecosystems that may have repercussions on agricultural production
and hydrology.
These changes may in turn affect the geographical distribution and
celerity of propagation of vector-borne diseases, as well as the
equilibrium between a number of other infectious and non-infectious
diseases. In addition, if climatic change were to be accompanied
by an increase in the intensity and frequency of heat waves, cyclones,
floods, or drought, these would compound the effects on human health.
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