Gulf War and Health
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Gulf War and Health

Volume 5: Infectious Diseases

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eBook - ePub

Gulf War and Health

Volume 5: Infectious Diseases

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About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR AND HEALTH: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  4. REVIEWERS
  5. PREFACE
  6. CONTENTS
  7. SUMMARY
  8. 1 INTRODUCTION
  9. 2 METHODOLOGY
  10. 3 INFECTIOUS DISEASES ENDEMIC TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA THAT HAVE LONG-TERM ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES
  11. 4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES DIAGNOSED IN US TROOPS WHO SERVED IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, OR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
  12. 5 LEVELS OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELECT DISEASES AND LONG-TERM ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES
  13. 6 DISEASES AND AGENTS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO VETERANS OF THE GULF WAR, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
  14. APPENDIX BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
  15. INDEX