Thunderstorm asthma and public health – looking back to move ...

Thunderstorm activity has been linked to increases in people reporting symptoms of asthma and seeking medical attention for issues with their breathing.

Thunderstorm Asthma: Looking Back and Looking Forward - PMC

Picture of all elements required for a thunderstorm asthma epidemic: storm activity, presence of aeroallergen (in this case grass pollen), and ...

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UK Health Security Agency on X: "Have you found your asthma ...

Have you found your asthma worsening during recent thunderstorms? We take a look at the phenomenon of thunderstorm asthma ...

Thunderstorm Asthma: Looking Back and Looking Forward

This review article presents the epidemiological data underpinning previous thunderstorm asthma events and analyzes what is known about the etiology of this ...

Reducing the risk of 'thunderstorm asthma' during summer - BOB ICB

Thunderstorms can lead to more pollen being carried on strong winds, especially over summer. This can result in pollen being broken down into ...

Thunderstorm allergy and asthma: state of the art - PMC - NCBI

Any serious asthma attack during a thunderstorm can be life-threatening and can induce also tragic consequences of near fatal asthma and of death. • The health ...

Thunderstorm Asthma: Looking Back and Looking Forward

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Can a Thunderstorm Trigger an Asthma Attack?

Since that time, a number of other cases have been reported in England and Italy. In the fall of 2016, a similar band of strong thunderstorms ...

The Perfect Storm: Thunderstorm-Related Asthma - ScienceDirect.com

Thunderstorm asthma (TA) is a rare occurrence of acute bronchoconstriction or asthma exacerbation that occurs when thunderstorms are in the area.

UK Health Security Agency on X: "Recently our surveillance tool ...

Thunderstorm asthma and public health – looking back to move forward. A potential episode of thunderstorm asthma was detected by UKHSA's real-time syndromic ...

How Thunderstorms Cause a Surge of Asthma Symptoms

The idea that thunderstorms could aggravate asthma symptoms seems counterintuitive. After all, light rains tend to decrease the levels of airborne pollen, ...

Epidemic thunderstorm asthma - Better Health Channel

People who have asthma or hay fever can get severe asthma symptoms during grass pollen season when high amounts of grass pollen in the air combine with a ...

A Breathtaking Crisis, Part 1: Climate Change Worsens Asthma

As severe levels of air pollution increase, so does the development of pollen-related allergies, resulting in more outbreaks of thunderstorm ...

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How science can protect us from the health effects of climate change · Isabel Oliver · 18 March 2022 ; Thunderstorm asthma and public health – looking back to move ...

Thunderstorms and asthma | Asthma + Lung UK

Thunderstorms can trigger your asthma, causing asthma attacks and making symptoms like breathlessness, wheezing and coughing worse.

Thunderstorm asthma

Thunderstorm asthma is triggered by massive loads of small pollen particles being released into the air. This is caused by fast changes in wind, temperature ...

(PDF) Thunderstorm Asthma: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Research from the fields of allergy, pulmonology, meteorology, and climatology is drawn together and critically reviewed to surmise future ...

Risk factors for the development of Thunderstorm-associated ...

Epidemic Thunderstorm asthma (TA) is a serious public health threat with a potential to overwhelm health systems. Being the first documented incidence in ...

The Surprising Link Between Thunderstorms and Asthma - WSJ

During periods of severe weather, even small increases in heat-related illness, heart and lung disease, infectious diseases, and mental health ...