Open AccessAnalysis of the Association Among Air Pollutants, Allergenic Pollen, and Respiratory Virus Infection of Children in Guri, Korea During Recent 5 Years
Author(s) -
Young Jin Choi,
Kyung Suk Lee,
Young-Seop Lee,
Kyu Rang Kim,
JaeWon Oh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
allergy, asthma and immunology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.356
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2092-7363
pISSN - 2092-7355
DOI - 10.4168/aair.2022.14.3.289
Subject(s) - medicine , pollen , respiratory system , virus , pandemic , air pollutants , immunology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , disease , air pollution , ecology
Concerns about the spread of infectious diseases have increased due to the coronavirus disease pandemic. Knowing the factors that exacerbate or increase the contagiousness of a virus could be a key to pandemic prevention. Therefore, we investigated whether the pandemic potential of infectious diseases correlates with the concentration of atmospheric substances. We also investigated whether environmental deterioration causes an increase in viral infections.