Abstract
Introduction: The Amazon has always been the object of numerous studies focusing on its environment, society and health. Guide question: What environmental factors contribute to the emergence of diseases in the Amazon region? Objective: To address the main environmental factors that contribute to the emergence of diseases in the Amazon region. Method: This is a review of the literature in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PubMeD), Virtual Health Library (VHL) and National Institute of Space Research (INPE) databases. In all, 18 articles were used in the construction of the study, all of which went through the inclusion and exclusion criteria established in order to filter only journals with thematic approaches. Results: From the epidemiological point of view, the Amazonian space formed by the interaction of the socio-ecological system has different characteristics from other parts of the country. This difference is caused by the natural ecological foundation and its forms of occupation and development. Conclusion: The main environmental factors that contribute to the emergence of diseases in the Amazon region are deforestation, burning, river pollution, urbanization process and agribusiness.
Highlights
The Amazon has always been the subject of numerous studies focusing on its environment, society and development
The main environmental factors that contribute to the emergence of diseases in the Amazon region are deforestation, burning, river pollution, urbanization process and agribusiness
The aim of this study was to highlight the environmental factors that contribute to the emergence of diseases in the Amazon region, as well as to emphasize research directed to the region, enabling a larger bibliographic collection on the theme, besides highlighting the need for creation and reformulation of public health policies for the population living in this region
Summary
The Amazon has always been the subject of numerous studies focusing on its environment, society and development. It is worth mentioning that in this region there is a high concentration of people fixed in urban centers, especially in the capitals, RC: 104514 Access link: https://www.nucleodoconhecimento.com.br/health/emergence-of-diseases https://www.nucleodoconhecimento.com.br causing widespread problems in large centers such as: lack of treated water and basic sanitation, proliferation of insect vectors of diseases, nousually anopheline transmitting malaria, dengue among others (CAÑETE and RAVENA-CAÑETE, 2010) The choice of this region as an object of analysis is justified by its environmental (climate, ecosystems and biodiversity) and demographic (social diversity with low population density and concentration in cities), which, in combination with economic processes such as extensive agriculture, livestock, mineral exploitation, hydroelectricity and industry impact the health of the population according to its development model. The main question of the study is: which environmental factors contribute to the emergence of diseases in the Amazon region?
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