Dirty Air Brings Us Allergies

Video: Dirty Air Brings Us Allergies

Video: Dirty Air Brings Us Allergies
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Dirty Air Brings Us Allergies
Dirty Air Brings Us Allergies
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The air we breathe is extremely polluted, the main causes being an increased concentration of carbon dioxide by 31% - the main culprit for the greenhouse effect. Nearly 6% of the pollution is attributed to nitrogen oxides, which are produced by burning fuels.

A very large proportion are sulfur compounds derived from acid rain, as well as the presence of methane, ozone and particulate matter in the atmosphere.

For this reason, in order to preserve the health of all living beings, it is important to start using more environmentally friendly fuels such as natural gas for domestic heating, as a driving force for cars and reducing their average age, water protection and forests.

Due to air pollution, many people have allergies and diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Asthma
Asthma

There has sometimes been controversy over the extent to which polluted air causes allergies in humans. For example, hay fever in Japan was a rare occurrence before World War II.

Over the years and with the development of infrastructure, the construction of highways near the homes of many Japanese, they began to become allergic to pollen. Statistics also show that these allergies are more common in developed countries than in Third World countries.

One of the allergens in the air is tobacco smoke, which is associated with allergic reactions, asthma and other diseases. A body exposed to tobacco smoke produces enhanced immunoglobulin E, which binds to allergens such as pollen, dust, mites and others.

Alergy
Alergy

It is also very dangerous if parents smoke at home because they can make their children sick with bronchitis, asthma or chronic cough. And smoking by pregnant women is extremely dangerous for their unborn children because it can cause allergic eczema (dermatitis), and asthma in babies is more common in mothers who smoke.

The fact is that harmful emissions into the air such as ozone, sulfur dioxide and others act as irritants that are very dangerous for children and the elderly suffering from asthma.

Recent studies also show that premature babies who are premature are more sensitive to contamination. Studies of diesel cars show that their waste products are often responsible for allergies.

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