Gulf War and Health: Volume 5: Infectious Diseases

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Gulf War and Health: Infectious Diseases

Gulf War and Health: Volume 5: Infectious Diseases
Format
Hardback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
22 January 2007
Pages
238
ISBN
9780309101066

Gulf War and Health: Volume 5: Infectious Diseases

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Gulf War and Health: Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases have been a problem for military personnel throughout history. The consequences in previous conflicts have ranged from frequent illnesses disrupting daily activities and readiness to widespread deaths. Preventive measures, early diagnosis, and treatment greatly limit the exposures and acute illnesses of troops today in comparison with those in armies of the past, but infections and consequent acute illnesses still occur.

Thousands of US veterans of the Persian Gulf War have reported an array of unexplained illnesses since the war ended in 1991. Many veterans have believed that the illnesses were associated with their military service in southwest Asia during the war. This volume of Gulf War and Health evaluates the scientific literature on chemical, biologic, and physical agents to which military personnel in the gulf were potentially exposed and possible long-term adverse health outcomes.

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