Climate change and respiratory allergic diseases

Climate change and respiratory diseases.

Affiliations: Division of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Dept of Respiratory Diseases, High Speciality Hospital Antonio Cardarelli, Naples, Italy. University of Florence, Florence, Italy. First Division of Pneumology, High Speciality Hospital ‘‘V. Monaldi’’ and University ‘‘Federico II’’ Medical School, Naples, Italy. EPAR, UMR-S 1136, Institute Pierre Louis of Epidemiology and Public Healt...

Climate change, air pollution and extreme events leading to increasing prevalence of allergic respiratory diseases

The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased dramatically during the past few decades not only in industrialized countries. Urban air pollution from motor vehicles has been indicated as one of the major risk factors responsible for this increase.Although genetic factors are important in the development of asthma and allergic diseases, the rising trend can be explained only in ch...

Climate Change, Migration, and Allergic Respiratory Diseases: An Update for the Allergist

Local climate changes can impact on a number of factors, including air pollution, that have been shown to influence both the development and attacks of allergic respiratory diseases, and thus, they represent an important consideration for the allergist. Migration involves exposure to a new set of pollutants and allergens as well as changes in housing conditions, diet, and accessibility to medic...

Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change on Aeroallergens and Allergic Respiratory Diseases

Climate change has the potential to have many significant impacts on aeroallergens such as pollen and mould spores, and therefore related diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis. This paper critically reviews this topic, with a focus on the potential adaptation measures that have been identified to date. These are aeroallergen monitoring; aeroallergen forecasting; allergenic plant managem...

Letter to Editor: Climate Change and Waterborne Diseases