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human
ELI5: why do most pictures of deformed babies happen to be from Southern Asia? Is there something specific to that region that causes it versus other 3rd world areas?
gpt
A large amount of people in sub-optimal conditions such as dirty water, little food, various diseases, etc is what many people believe.

But it's undeniable that Korea, Vietnam and Laos are all heavily affected by Agent Orange, Pink and Purple.

Thr Agents are herbicidal growth regulators used by American military forces in various campaigns to kill the foliage and prevent snipers from having cover to sit and wait in.

The problem with the Agents, particularly Agent Orange, is that it contains dioxins which bind with hormone receptors. When that occurs in pregnant women whose fetuses are still developing, it can simply stop certain developments from happening. This causes things like low bone density, malformed bones, lack of eyes or limbs, underdeveloped brains.

It's not just Southeast Asia that suffers from it many births in the USA have been affected by the chemicals because soldiers that were caught in the sprays have the poison in their bodies and passed it to their spouses via semen and caused defective births.