| Title | [Allergic disease - pollen allergy and climate change.] | | Author(s) | Sommer J, Plaschke P, Poulsen LK | | Institution | Astma-Allergi Forbundet, Universitetsparken 4, Roskilde, DK-4000 Roskilde. js@astma-allergi.dk. | | Source | Ugeskr Laeger 2009 Oct 26; 171(44):3184-3187. | | Abstract | Pollen allergy currently affects a fifth of the population. A warmer climate will lead to a longer pollen season and more days with high pollen counts. In addition, a warmer climate increases the risk of proliferation of new plants with well-known allergenic pollens like ragweed, plane tree and wall pellitory, which have not previously caused allergy in Denmark. The consequences will be more people with hay fever and pollen asthma, longer allergy seasons and an increase in the severity of symptoms, disease-related costs and demands on health care for diagnosis and treatment of more complex allergies. | | Language | DAN | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19857398 |
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