国际英语资讯:Migrants, refugees in Europe vulnerable to diseases: WHO
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 21-- <span word="Migrants">Migrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="susceptible">susceptible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="communicable">communicable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communicable">communicable</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="summarizes">summarizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13,000 <span word="documents">documents</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="communicable">communicable</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duration">duration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cardiovascular">cardiovascular</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p><p><span word="Migrants">Migrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consume">consume</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="warns">warns</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="displacement">displacement</span> <span word="processes">processes</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> (<span word="TB">TB</span>) <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TB">TB</span> <span word="prevalence">prevalence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="population">population</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="incidence">incidence</span>, <span word="prevalence">prevalence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p>
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