<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The health of individuals and societies depends on different factors including atmospheric conditions which influence humans in direct and indirect ways. The paper presents regional variability of some climate related diseases (CRD) in Poland: salmonellosis intoxications, Lyme boreliosis, skin cancers (morbidity and mortality), influenza, overcooling deaths, as well as respiratory and circulatory mortality. The research consisted of two stages: 1) statistical modelling basing on past data and 2) projections of CRD for three SRES scenarios of climate change (A1B, A2, B1) to the year 2100. Several simple and multiply regression models were found for the relationships between climate variables and CRD. The models were applied to project future levels of CRD. At the end of 21<sup>st</sup> century we must expect increase in: circulatory mortality, Lyme boreliosis infections and skin cancer morbidity and mortality. There is also projected decrease in: respiratory mortality, overcooling deaths and influenza infections.</p></abstract>

The health of individuals and societies depends on different factors including atmospheric conditions which influence humans in direct and indirect ways. The paper presents regional variability of some climate related diseases (CRD) in Poland: salmonellosis intoxications, Lyme boreliosis, skin cancers (morbidity and mortality), influenza, overcooling deaths, as well as respiratory and circulatory mortality. The research consisted of two stages: 1) statistical modelling basing on past data and 2) projections of CRD for three SRES scenarios of climate change (A1B, A2, B1) to the year 2100. Several simple and multiply regression models were found for the relationships between climate variables and CRD. The models were applied to project future levels of CRD. At the end of 21st century we must expect increase in: circulatory mortality, Lyme boreliosis infections and skin cancer morbidity and mortality. There is also projected decrease in: respiratory mortality, overcooling deaths and influenza infections.

Climate Related Diseases. Current Regional Variability and Projections to the Year 2100

Laboratory of Bioclimatology and Environmental Ergonomics

Quaestiones Geographicae

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The health of individuals and societies depends on different factors including atmospheric conditions which influence humans in direct and indirect ways. The...

Climate Related Diseases. Current Regional Variability and Projections to the Year 2100

Published Online: Mar 30, 2018

Page range: 23 - 36

Received: Oct 09, 2017

Accepted: Jan 31, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0003

Keywords
climate related diseases, Poland, SRES, climate projections, CRD projections

© 2018 Krzysztof Błażejczyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Climate Related Diseases. Current Regional Variability and Projections to the Year 2100

Published Online: Mar 30, 2018

Page range: 23 - 36

Received: Oct 09, 2017

Accepted: Jan 31, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0003

Keywordsclimate related diseases, Poland, SRES, climate projections, CRD projections

© 2018 Krzysztof Błażejczyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
climate related diseases, Poland, SRES, climate projections, CRD projections