DDT in Blood of Pregnant Women Results Autism in the Child

DDT is an element homogeneous in structure as to insecticide methoxychlor as well as including the acaricide dicofol. It is extremely hydrophobic and commonly known to be insoluble in water but has a good solubility in many fats, oils and organic solvents.

In 1955, a program was started to eradicate the growth of malaria virus in the countries worldwide by the World Health Organization as they largely relied upon DDT for mosquito control and treatment to reduce transmission along with rapid diagnosis. Whereas, it failed to obtain the results, rather it created mosquito’s tolerance towards DDT and increased its parasite tolerance which led to rejuvenation. Partially it was successful in many areas but later the situation was completely reversed however in some cases rates of transmission of virus increased gradually. The program basically seems to succeeded in eliminating the malaria virus in only localities with status like high socio-economic other areas which had relatively less seasonal or intensive malaria transmission and well-organized healthcare systems. In a study organized at the University of Turku and the National Institute of Health & Welfare in Finland in collaboration with researchers is that the DDT may be linked as to be an insecticide associated with the risk for autism as using maternal biomarkers. The study was conducted on more than 1 million pregnant ladies in Finland which further reported that the elevated levels of the insecticide DDT which is banned is found in the blood of pregnant women which are linked to get the higher risk for obtaining autism in the new born. An international research team headed by investigators at Columbia University's Department of Psychiatry and the Mailman School of Public Health had published their results in the American Journal of Psychiatry regarding the side effects of DDT insecticides. In the meanwhile when DDT and PCBs  insecticide are widely banned for over 30 years ago in many nations which includes the developed countries like the U.S. and Finland, DDT insecticide meant to persist in the fast food chain as their breakdown falls out very slowly, since several years, as resulted in attracting to highly populated areas. The insecticides found to be in mother blood which is mainly transferred through the fast food and edibles and thus now grow as the main reason of autism in the countries like Finland as attracting the society.

By: Anuja Arora

Content: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180816081500.htm