Adverse health effect

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000609",
  "term": "Adverse health effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Adverse Health Effect",
  "definition": "1. Any effect resulting in anatomical, functional, or psychological impairment that may affect the performance of the whole organism.\n\n2. A health effect from exposure to air contaminants that may range from relatively mild and temporary (e.g., eye or throat irritation, shortness of breath, or headaches) to permanent and serious conditions (e.g., birth defects, cancer or damage to lungs, nerves, liver, heart, or other organs), and which negatively affects an individual’s health or well-being, or reduces an individual’s ability to respond to an additional environmental challenge.\n\n3. A change in body function or cell structure that might lead to disease or health problems.\n\n4. A change in body chemistry, body function or cell structure that could lead to disease or health problems.",
  "subject": "Outcomes",
  "references": [
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "EPA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "ATSDR 2004; CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Glossary; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary; AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/adverse-health-effect/"
}