Desert Storm syndrome: sick soldiers and dead children?
Desert Storm syndrome: sick soldiers and dead children?
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10.1080/07488009408409164
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1994-07-01
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Doucet, I
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Doucet, I
据报道，1991年海湾战争期间部署在波斯湾的许多士兵和其他人健康状况不佳。据报道，伊拉克儿童还患有一种未经诊断的消耗性疾病。很少有结论性的信息已经曝光，本文回顾了目前已知的，主要是从轶事报道。所报告的症状与以往冲突后报告的创伤后应激综合征不同;有些症状表明对免疫系统有直接影响。研究了各种可能的原因，包括创伤后应激障碍、感染、预防性药物、接触化学和生物战剂、石油泄漏和火灾造成的接触以及接触贫铀弹药。后者在海湾战争中首次被广泛使用，并在英国制造和试射。英国政府在跟进此类报告方面的被动作用值得注意，与美国更积极的官方反应形成对比。这表明，沙漠风暴综合征是一个例子，多重攻击人体的免疫系统。
Ill-health has been reported by many soldiers and others deployed in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War of 1991. Iraqi children have also been reported as suffering from an undiagnosed wasting disease. Little conclusive information has come to light; this paper reviews what is known at present, largely from anecdotal reports. Symptoms reported differ from post-traumatic stress syndrome as reported after previous conflicts; some are suggestive of a direct effect on the immune system. Various possible causes are examined, including post-traumatic stress disorder, infection, prophylactic medication, exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents, exposures resulting from oil spills and fires, and exposure to depleted uranium ammunition. The latter was used extensively for the first time in the Gulf War, and is manufactured and test-fired in Britain. The passive role of the British government in following up such reports is noted, in contrast with the more active official responses in the United States. It is suggested that Desert Storm Syndrome is one example of multiple assault upon the body's immune system.