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DISORDERS OF THE METABOLIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEM LINKED TO POLLUTION
The number of people hospitalized for disorders of the immune system and metabolic system is significantly higher (greater than 40%) in highly industrialized areas like WIndsor and Detroit due to exposure to PCBs. According to an article published in the Windsor Star on October 6, 2000 - p A3 ... "there is increased concern that exposure to these chemicals is compromising children's immune systems". Children who were breast fed by mothers, who were exposed to PCBs, experience a higher number of colds and gastrointestinal ailments than infants who were bottle-fed. Also, children exposed to PCBs prior to birth have a deficiency of antibodies to mumps, rubella and measles vaccines.