2024
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12030307
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Clearing the Air: Understanding the Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Asthma and COPD

May-Lin Wilgus,
Maryum Merchant

Abstract: Wildfires are a global natural phenomenon. In North America, wildfires have not only become more frequent, but also more severe and longer in duration, a trend ascribed to climate change combined with large fuel stores left from modern fire suppression. The intensification of wildfire activity has significant implications for planetary health and public health, as exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in wildfire smoke is linked to adverse health effects. This review focuses on respiratory morbidity from… Show more

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