INFLUENCE OF XENOBIOTIC DRINKING WATER FACTORS ON RHEUMATISM IN CHILDREN
The article presents the results of a study of the influence of xenobiotic factors of drinking water on the course of rheumatism in children living in the Donbassregion. A total of 194 children with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and chronic rheumatic heart disease (HRHD) were examined. The integrated indicators of adverse environmental load on water (R) of the Donbass region were determined. The levels of mineralization and hardness of drinking water, the concentration of chlorides, sulfates, phosphates and nitrates in it were studied. It has been established that the integrated environmental load on drinking water in the regions where children with HRHD and ARF are statistically not significantly different. The nature of the quality of drinking water, the content of chlorides, sulfates, and phosphates in it do not significantly affect the occurrence of ARF and the age - related periods of the formation of heart defects. There is an inverse correlation between the chloride content in drinking water and the kind of heart disease in children with HRHD.