Perubahan habitat manusia dan persekitaran serta implikasinya terhadap penyakit dan kesihatan serta pengurusannya
Changes to human habitat and the environment especially in the context of urbanisation may lead to diseases which will inevitably affect human health. The existence of urban heat island, for example, during a stable atmosphere and temperature inversion traps atmospheric pollutants to remain near...
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| Language: | English |
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1268/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1268/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1268/1/SARI_28%5B2%5D2010_%5B09%5D.pdf |
| Summary: | Changes to human habitat and the environment especially in the context of
urbanisation may lead to diseases which will inevitably affect human health.
The existence of urban heat island, for example, during a stable atmosphere
and temperature inversion traps atmospheric pollutants to remain near ground
level and expose human beings to air pollution that can affect health and even
death. The lithospheric environment which involves the utilisation of soil can
also lead to changes especially through the use of artificial fertilisers. Changes
to the hydrospheric environment may be traced through water pollution either
through river, marine or domestic water supply systems. Water pollution is
normally related to a number of water-borne diseases such as dysentry, typhoid
and cholera. Changes involving the biospheric environment are normally
related to the problem of pollution due to the use of toxic substances such as
insecticides, pesticides and herbicides. However, one of the most obvious
problems related to changes of human habitat and environment is dengue
fever which is a vector-borne disease through aedes mosquitoes. This article
deals with the physical environment, changes brought about by the development
of human habitat and their implications on diseases and health. There are a
number of legislation, regulations and non-legislative measures used to
mitigate the problems of diseases and health used in this country to deal with
changes to human habitat and the environment. This is also reviewed in this
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