Extreme Weather Events and Asthma

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• Personal Author:
  Luedders J ; Poole JA ; Rorie AC
• Description:
  The objective of this article is to review recent literature on the implications of extreme weather events such as thunderstorms, wildfires, tropical cyclones, freshwater flooding, and temperature extremes in relationship to asthma symptoms. Several studies have shown worsening of asthma symptoms with thunderstorms, wildfires, tropical cyclones, freshwater flooding, and temperature extremes. In particular, thunderstorm asthma can be exacerbated by certain factors such as temperature, precipitation, and allergen sensitization. Therefore, it is imperative that the allergy and immunology community be aware of the health effects associated with these extreme weather events in order to educate patients and engage in mitigation strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Climate Change Fires Hot Temperature Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Safety Temperature Wildfires
• Keywords:
  Allergens Author Keywords: Asthma Climate Change Extreme Weather Floods Freshwater Flooding Hot Environments Temperature Effects Temperature Extremes Thunderstorm Asthma Tropical Cyclones

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• ISSN:
  0889-8561
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  35-44
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069486
• Citation:
  Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2024 Feb; 44(1):35-44
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennilee Luedders MD, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985990 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
• Email:
  jennilee.luedders@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20210901
• Source Full Name:
  Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America
• End Date:
  20250831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a1681cbe949442c666e08dee094c019607c40bf653311ded261c20b7c846a093a4bd1e3a31ae79b65cf04d0402f3fbf0b4823a84efdc5279d679c357b3109ec5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207921/cdc_207921_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 466.60 KB ]