Deforestation, negative aspects of health

Despite the efforts made in some countries to mitigate the negative effects of deforestation on health, there are territories where this activity is not prioritized. The objective of the research is to show the health conditions that can be caused by the conversion of forests into non-arid lands where trees are cut down or burned and are not repopulated with endemic species. The bibliographic review and qualitative analysis were used as a methodology. The result was that deforestation has significant implications for human health, one of which is the appearance of infectious diseases.