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Emerging diseases can present the medical community with many difficult problems. However, emerging disciplines may offer the medical community new opportunities to address a range of health problems including emerging diseases. One such emerging discipline is Medical Geology. Medical geology is the science dealing with the influence of natural environmental factors on the geographical distribution of health in humans and animals. Medical Geology is a rapidly growing discipline that has the potential of helping medical and public health communities all over the world pursue a wide range of environmental and naturally induced health issues. In this article we provide an overview of some of these health problems being addressed by practitioners of this emerging discipline.
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Selinus, O., Finkelman, R.B., Centeno, J.A. (2006). Human Health and Ecosystems. In: Zektser, I.S., Marker, B., Ridgway, J., Rogachevskaya, L., Vartanyan, G. (eds) Geology and Ecosystems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29293-4_16
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