EC Paediatrics

Guest Editorial Volume 13 Issue 2 - 2024

Impact of Air Pollution on Lungs and Other Organs of the Body

A R Gatrad1*, Zahra Yasin2 and Jennifer Carless3

1Consultant Paediatrician, Manor Hospital Walsall, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health Universities of Kentucky, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, UAE
 2GP Trainee West Midlands, UK
 32nd Year Biomedical Student, University of Hull, UK

*Corresponding Author: A R Gatrad, Consultant Paediatrician, Manor Hospital Walsall, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health Universities of Kentucky, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, UAE.
Received: January 02, 2024; Published: January 22, 2024




Introduction

Asthma is due to chronic inflammation within the bronchi and bronchioles in the lungs, causing symptoms such as, wheezing and coughing [1]. The aetiology of asthma is multifactorial, as there are intrinsic genetic elements and external triggers, most important of which is air pollution [2].

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A R Gatrad., et al. "Impact of Air Pollution on Lungs and Other Organs of the Body". EC Paediatrics 13.2 (2024): 01-04.

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