FINAL REPORT 18JAN93

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Subject: FINAL REPORT   18JAN93                                          

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            smokers, regardless of group, consistently reported more frequent respiratory

            symptoms (Figures 2A-B).

                  One third of the Marines in Groups I and 11 (36.5% and 32.3%,

            respectively) found blowing sand and dust to be moderately to severely

            irritating compared to 13.2% of Marines in Group III (Table 6). In all three

            groups, a greater proportion of smokers than nonsmokers found the sand and

            dust irritating. Respondents in Groups I and II (41.2% and 42.3%,

            respectively) found the oil fire smoke moderately to severely irritating,

            compared to 5.8% of Marines in Group III. In all three groups, a smaller

            proportion of smokers complained of oil fire smoke irritation than nonsmokers.

            Individuals from all groups who found either the dust/sand or oil smoke

            irritating were more likely to report respiratory symptoms (Table 7).

            Gastrointestinal Symptoms

                  Group I experienced a significantly greater prevalence of diarrhea,

            stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, and blood in the feces than Group III

            (Table 8). No differences were noted between Groups 11 and III. Similarly,

            no differences were observed among all the Groups for symptoms of fever with

            diarrhea and gas from CBW medication.

                  Most of those with diarrhea (72.3%) were living in the field with no

            running water or flush toilets (Table 9). Group I experienced diarrhea almost

            twice as frequently as the other two groups (43.3% compared to 29.8% for Group

            11 and 26.9% for Group III). Living quarters, however, did not appear to

            account for the difference observed in the prevalence of diarrhea, as 93% of

            diarrheal cases in Group I lived in the field, compared to 89% of cases in

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            these reports or to shed light on the etiology of the diarrhea.


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