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Pollen allergy: Developing multi-sectorial strategies for its prevention and control in lower and middle-income countries.
Ravindra, Khaiwal; Goyal, Akshi; Mor, Suman.
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  • Ravindra K; Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. Electronic address: khaiwal@yahoo.com.
  • Goyal A; Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India.
  • Mor S; Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India. Electronic address: sumanmor@yahoo.com.
Int J Hyg Environ Health ; 242: 113951, 2022 05.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35334435
Pollen allergy is considered a major public health problem that causes morbidity and subsequently affects a patient's quality of life. Pollen due to their large size cannot enter the thoracic regions of the respiratory tract but can affect the nasopharyngeal mucous membrane. At the same time, the submicronic-pollen particles can act as respirable particles reaching deeper into the upper airways leading to exacerbation of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other allergic reactions. Based on the existing literature, expanding evidence shows that climate change and air pollutants could affect the pollen number, morphology, season, allergen content, and distribution pattern. Hence, this will influence the prevalence and occurrence of allergies linked to pollen exposure. Being a part of biogenic pollutants, pollen allergens are not expected to diminish in the foreseeable future. Therefore, it is imperative that steps need to be strengthened to improve and optimize preventive/adaptive strategies. This paper aims to review the major causes of widespread allergy, identify the major gaps, and suggest key preventive/adaptive measures to address the onset and exacerbation of pollen-related allergic diseases with a major focus on lower and middle-income countries. The study also discusses how-to implement the prevention and control measures at the individual, health care communities and organizations, Local Governments, National/International Governments levels to decrease the risk of illnesses associated with pollen allergy.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rinitis Alérgica Estacional / Hipersensibilidad Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Hyg Environ Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Rinitis Alérgica Estacional / Hipersensibilidad Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Hyg Environ Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Alemania