Climate change cited as cause of recent increases in asthma, allergy prevalence

The effects of climate change may be responsible for recent increases in asthma and allergy disorder prevalence, spectrum and severity, according to an editorial published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Allergic diseases now affect nearly 30% of the world’s population, with the largest growth in low- and middle-income countries, Marc E. Rothenberg, MD, PhD, director of the division of allergy and immunology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, wrote in the editorial.
Genetic predisposition is a contributing factor to disease susceptibility, yet the rise of these

The effects of climate change may be responsible for recent increases in asthma and allergy disorder prevalence, spectrum and severity, according to an editorial published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Allergic diseases now affect nearly 30% of the world’s population, with the largest growth in low- and middle-income countries, Marc E. Rothenberg, MD, PhD, director of the division of allergy and immunology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, wrote in the editorial.
Genetic predisposition is a contributing factor to disease susceptibility, yet the rise of these