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According to the Vietnamese government, the program caused three million Vietnamese health problems, with 150,000 children born with severe birth defects, [33] and 24% of the area of Vietnam being defoliated.
Health in Vietnam encompasses general and specific concerns to the region, its history, and various socioeconomic status, such as dealing with malnutrition, effects of Agent Orange as well as psychological issues from the Vietnam War, tropical diseases, and other issues such as underdeveloped healthcare systems or inadequate ratio of healthcare ...
Vietnam's government claimed that 400,000 people were killed or maimed as a result of after effects, and that 500,000 children were born with birth defects. [32] and studies have shown higher rates of casualties, health effects, and next-generation birth defects in Vietnamese peoples.
After returning home, Vietnam veterans from all countries that served began to suspect their ill health or the instances of their wives having miscarriages or children born with birth defects might be related to Agent Orange and the other toxic herbicides to which they had been exposed in Vietnam.
Heart disorders (Congenital heart defects) Hemifacial microsomia; Holoprosencephaly; Huntington's disease; Hirschsprung's disease, or congenital aganglionic megacolon; Hypertrichosis; Hypoglossia; Hypomelanism or hypomelanosis (albinism) Hypospadias; Haemophilia; Heterochromia; Hemochromatosis
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., with a veteran in a wheelchair to the right. A Vietnam veteran is an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Several of the most common congenital birth defects can be treated by a plastic surgeon operating as an individual, or as a part of a multi-disciplinary team. The most common pediatric birth defects requiring plastic surgeon involvement include: Cleft lip and/or palate - Babies born with the defect will have opening in the vicinity of the upper ...
Fetal abnormalities are conditions that affect a fetus or embryo, are able to be diagnosed prenatally, and may be fatal or cause disease after birth. They may include aneuploidies, structural abnormalities, or neoplasms. Acardiac twin; Achondrogenesis; Achondroplasia