Author, as appears in the article.: Domingo, Jose L; Rovira, Joaquim
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Rovira Solano, Joaquim
Keywords: Term exposure Syncytial virus bronchiolitis Respiratory viral infections Pollution Particulate matter Influenza Impact Human respiratory problems Hospitalizations Haze Daily mortality Covid-19 Ambient fine particles Air pollutants human respiratory problems covid-19 air pollutants
Abstract: © 2020 Elsevier Inc. Particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the outdoor air pollutants that are major factors in diseases, causing especially adverse respiratory effects in humans. On the other hand, the role of respiratory viruses in the pathogenesis of severe respiratory infections is an issue of great importance. The present literature review was aimed at assessing the potential effects of air pollutants on the transmission and severity of respiratory viral infections. We have reviewed the scientific literature regarding the association of outdoor air pollution and respiratory viruses on respiratory diseases. Evidence supports a clear association between air concentrations of some pollutants and human respiratory viruses interacting to adversely affect the respiratory system. Given the undoubted importance and topicality of the subject, we have paid special attention to the association between air pollutants and the transmission and severity of the effects caused by the coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, which causes the COVID-19. Although to date, and by obvious reasons, the number of studies on this issue are still scarce, most results indicate that chronic exposure to air pollutants delays/complicates recovery of patients of COVID-19 and leads to more severe and lethal forms of this disease. This deserves immediate and in-depth experimental investigations.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Geociências General medicine General environmental science Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Direito Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Biodiversidade Biochemistry Astronomia / física
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 00139351
Author's mail: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6647-9470
Record's date: 2024-11-09
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120305430?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Environmental Research. 187 (109650): 109650-
APA: Domingo, Jose L; Rovira, Joaquim (2020). Effects of air pollutants on the transmission and severity of respiratory viral infections. Environmental Research, 187(109650), 109650-. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109650
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109650
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications