Author/Editor		Okamoto, Kazuto
Title		Interactive influences of the greenhouse effect and the ozone depletion on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Type		članek
Source		In: Hočevar A, Črepinšek Z, Kajfež-Bogataj L, editors. Biometeorology 14. Proceedings of the 14th international congress of biometeorology. Part 2. (Vol 3); 1996 Sep 1-8; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovenian meteorological society,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 134-41
Language		eng
Abstract		The greenhouse effect cools the stratosphere, accelerates cooling by ozone depletion and increases formation of PSC (polar stratospheric cloud), the cause of the ozone hole, and the ozone hole is enhanced. If diffused to low latitudes, it increases ultraviolet radiation (UV), which could stimulate acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (abbreviated as UV hypothesis). Epidemiological investigations made in previous work are repeated using latest data. Significant correlations are found between latitude 0 and AIDS prevalence R for all races, Caucasians and Non-Caucasians separately. Results indicate that R of Caucasians would be higher than that of Non-Caucasins at the same latitude. These trends are the same as those of skin cancer suggesting that UV hypothesis is correct. In developing countries low medical care, poverty etc. cause AIDS and since most of them are located at low latitude, the low latitude increase of R may be due to these factors. However these factors are about the same in Africa but data on Africans also show the same trend. Moreover comparison of correlation coefficients r between R and 0, altitudes, income per capita, intake calories and the number of doctors per 1000 shows that r of altitudes and latitude are larger than those of social factors. These results support the UV hypothesis.
Descriptors		ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME GREENHOUSE EFFECT OZONE ULTRAVIOLET RAYS SKIN NEOPLASMS ALTITUDE