Cleft Palate Causes: Gulf War Syndrome Causes

Gulf War Syndrome Causes

Gulf-War Syndrome (GWS) refers to a collection of symptoms in soldiers who served in the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991), or Gulf War. These symptoms include rash, severe fatigue, muscle and joint pain, headache, irritability, depression, unrefreshing sleep, gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders and neurological cognitive defects. Apart from being exposed to a wide range of environmental hazards and toxic chemicals, US and UK Gulf War I veterans (GWVs) were also given large numbers of vaccines. In total, the US GWs received, at least, 17 different vaccines including live vaccines (polio and yellow fever as well as experimental vaccines that had not been approved (anthrax, botulinum toxoid) and were of doubtful efficacy. In the UK, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has declared only 10 vaccines given, but records exist to show that some troops received a greater number.

Gulf War Syndrome Causes