PATHOGENS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: PROBLEMS AND SEARCHES FOR WAYS OF THEIR SOLUTION

The paper discusses the unfavorable impact of different physical, chemical, and biological pathogens in the environment on human health. It considers possible areas of required hygienic prophylaxis of this impact, on the one hand, by preventing or limiting environmental pollution and, on the other hand, by neutralizing (detoxifying) the incoming pathogens immediately in the environment. Disinfection and its scientific basis (disinfectology) aimed at controlling the biological pathogens: the causative agents and vectors of infectious diseases are shown to be a really existing type of detoxification. The development of this research area could develop and introduce a state disinfection activity management control system in Russia to prevent infectious diseases in this country.

pathogens, hygienic prophylaxis, neutralization (detoxification), disinfection