The aftermath of climate changes for life and health of population
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The article considers effects of climate changes on prevalence of non-communicable and infectious diseases. The impact of extreme temperatures, droughts, floods and storms increases morbidity and mortality and causes food problems resulting in spread of famine and contamination of food with fungal toxins. Besides, climatic changes lead to spreading of arthropod-borne diseases and stimulate accelerated development of antibiotic resistance of microorganisms. In spite of the fact that climate changes may entail number of advantages their positive effect is negated by long-term consequences of negative outcomes.