Influence of Climatic Factor on Naturally Determined Diseases in А Regional Context

Abstract

The spread of almost all diseases caused by living pathogens is determined primarily by environmental conditions. These pathogens like any other biological objects are the components of the certain natural ecosystems. An essential part of any medicogeographical assessment is the search for links between the spread of diseases and factors of the geographical environment. The role of factors that affect the spread of the natural diseases is unequal. The climatic factor is deemed one of the main determinants for the spread of naturally-determined diseases. This factor manifests itself at all levels of territorial differentiation. The goal of these studies was to identify the natural and climatic suitability of the certain territory for spread of diseases in order to assess the possible influence of the climatic factor on the medico-geographical situation in the context of the regional environment. The objectives are to estimate the role of climatic and weather parameters in the functioning of natural foci in Russia; to assess the natural and climatic suitability of the territory for spread of diseases; and to identify the climatic preconditions of spread of particular climate-dependent infections. In this study, on the example of several climatedepended diseases different approaches to medico-geographical assessment have been implemented and number of new methodological solutions have been proposed.

Overview: Recent advances in the understanding of the northern Eurasian environments and of the urban air quality in China – a Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) programme perspective

“…Climatic factors are deemed among the main determinants for the spread of naturally determined diseases (Malkhazova et al, 2018). Emerging zoonotic diseases are expected to be particularly vulnerable to climate and biodiversity disturbances.…”

“…The PEEX programme is an umbrella for several bilateral scientific projects and activities in Russia (e.g. Chalov et al, 2015Chalov et al, , 2018Esau et al, 2016;Alekseychik et al, 2017;Bobylev et al, 2018;Malkhazova et al, 2018;Kukkonen et al, 2020;Ezhova et al, 2018b;Zilitinkevich et al, 2019;Petäjä et al, 2020aPetäjä et al, , 2021Bondur et al, 2019a, b, c, d, e, f;He et al, 2020), whereas in China the primary focus is on the development of atmospheric in situ stations and advanced air quality monitoring in megacity environments (e.g. Ding et al, 2016b;Yao et al, 2018;Wang et al, 2020).…”

Overview: Recent advances on the understanding of the Northern Eurasian environments and of the urban air quality in China - Pan Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) program perspective

“…The climatic factor is deemed one of the main determinants for the spread of naturally-determined diseases (Malkhazova et al, 2018). Emerging zoonotic diseases are expected to be particularly vulnerable to climate and biodiversity disturbances.…”

“…In Russia the program is an umbrella for several bilateral scientific projects and activities (e.g. Chalov et al, 2015Chalov et al, , 2018Esau et al, 2016;Alekseychik et al, 2017;Bobylev et al, 2018;Malkhazova et al, 2018;Kukkonen et al, 2020;Ezhova et al, 2018b;Ziltinkevich et al, 2019;Petäjä et al, 2020 submitted;;Bondur et al, 2019 a,b,c,d,e,f;Yuanhuizi He et al, 2020), while in China the primary focus is on the development of atmospheric in-situ stations and advanced air quality monitoring in megacity environments (e.g. Ding et al, 2016 b;Yao et al, 2018;Ying et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2020).…”

Quality of Life, Reproductive Health and Social Security: Medical and Social Environment at the Russian Far East

“…Human health, including its reproductive component, as a complex criterion of quality of life, is considered as the most important prerequisite for the reproduction of the quality of labor and human potential as a whole. In this regard, studies focused on the development of medical, social, environmental and climatic indicators and criteria for assessing the health status of the population as the main indicator of QOL are of fundamental importance (Malkhazova et al 2015;Tikunov and Chereshnya 2016;Malkhazova et al 2018;etc. ) This can be both an objective reflection of the features of natural-environmental and medical-social differentiation of living conditions, and subjective perception, showing the importance and individual characteristics of adaptation of a particular person (healthy or sick) through satisfaction with living conditions, external condition, the degree of personal and societal comfort.…”