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Chapter 17: Human Health and Environmental Risks (Health Risks…

- - - - pathogens
        
        fungi
        
        protists
        
        viruses
        
        helminths (parasitic worms)
        
        bacteria
      - Top 6:
        
        AIDS
        
        diarrhea
        
        respiratory infections (pneumonia)
        
        tuberculosis
        
        malaria
        
        childhood diseases (measles)
    - - chronic
      - acute
    - - malaria
      - tuberculosis
      - plague
    - - AIDS
      - Ebola
      - mad cow disease
      - bird flu
      - West Nile Virus
  - - - teratogens
        
        alcohol
        
        thalidomide
      - allergens
        
        chemicals in milk
        
        penicilin
        
        chemicals in peanuts
        
        codeine
      - carcinogens
        
        formaldehyde
        
        tobacco chemicals
        
        radon
        
        asbestos
      - endocrine disruptors
      - neurotoxins
        
        lead
        
        insecticides
        
        mercury
    - - types
        
        dose-response
        
        acute study
        
        LD50 - lethal dose that
        kills half of individuals
        
        ED50 - effective dose that
        affects half of individuals
        
        chronic studies
        
        retrospective study
        
        prospective study
      - laws
        
        Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
        (excludes food, cosmetics, and pesticides)
        
        Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1996
        
        stockholm convention