Question: what are the after effects of agent orange

title: Agent Orange
text: Up to four million people in Vietnam were exposed to the defoliant . The government of Vietnam says as many as 3 million people have suffered illnesses because of Agent Orange . The Red Cross of Vietnam estimates that up to 1 million people are disabled or have health problems as a result of Agent Orange contamination . The United States government has challenged these figures as being unreliable . The chemical is capable of damaging genes , resulting in deformities among the offspring of exposed victims . The U.S. government has documented higher cases of leukemia , Hodgkin 's lymphoma , and various kinds of cancer in exposed veterans . Agent Orange also caused enormous environmental damage in Vietnam . Over 3,100,000 hectares ( 31,000 km or 11,969 mi ) of forest were defoliated . Defoliants eroded tree cover and seedling forest stock , making reforestation difficult in numerous areas . Animal species diversity sharply reduced in contrast with unsprayed areas . 

Answer: answer: The chemical is capable of damaging genes, resulting in deformities among the offspring of exposed victims.
 The U.S. government has documented higher cases of leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma and various kinds of cancer in exposed veterans. Animal species diversity sharply reduced in contrast with unsprayed areas.
answer: The government of Vietnam says as many as 3 million people have suffered illnesses because of Agent Orange . The Red Cross of Vietnam estimates that up to 1 million people are disabled or have health problems as a result of Agent Orange contamination .The chemical is capable of damaging genes , resulting in deformities among the offspring of exposed victims . The U.S. government has documented higher cases of leukemia , Hodgkin 's lymphoma , and various kinds of cancer in exposed veterans . Agent Orange also caused enormous environmental damage in Vietnam . Defoliants eroded tree cover and seedling forest stock , making reforestation difficult in numerous areas . Animal species diversity sharply reduced in contrast with unsprayed areas .