Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Climate change and global health: a call to more research and more action

I Agache, V Sampath, J Aguilera, CA Akdis, M Akdis… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing understanding, globally, that climate change and increased pollution will
have a profound and mostly harmful effect on human health. This review brings together …

Ambient air pollutant exposures and COVID-19 severity and mortality in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 in Southern California

Z Chen, MA Sidell, BZ Huang, T Chow… - American Journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Ecological studies have shown air pollution associations with coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) outcomes. However, few cohort studies have been conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Particulate matter air pollution and COVID-19 infection, severity, and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Sheppard, M Carroll, C Gao, T Lane - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecological evidence links ambient particulate matter≤ 2.5 mm (PM 2.5) and the rate of
COVID-19 infections, severity, and deaths. However, such studies are unable to account for …

Air pollution and respiratory infections: the past, present, and future

A Monoson, E Schott, K Ard… - Toxicological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Air pollution levels across the globe continue to rise despite government regulations. The
increase in global air pollution levels drives detrimental human health effects, including 7 …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 severity: A cohort study in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

S Hyman, J Zhang, ZJ Andersen, S Cruickshank… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exposure to outdoor air pollution may affect incidence and severity of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). In this retrospective cohort based on patient records from the Greater …

Long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalisation or death: Danish nationwide cohort study

J Zhang, YH Lim, R So, JT Jørgensen… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Early ecological studies have suggested links between air pollution and risk of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but evidence from individual-level cohort studies is …

[HTML][HTML] The association of airborne particulate matter and benzo [a] pyrene with the clinical course of COVID-19 in patients hospitalized in Poland

P Rzymski, B Poniedziałek, J Rosińska… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution can adversely affect the immune response and increase the severity of the viral
disease. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between symptomatology …

Dual-bionic, fluffy, and flame resistant polyamide-imide ultrafine fibers for high-temperature air filtration

Y Hua, Y Li, Z Ji, W Cui, Z Wu, J Fan, Y Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution has been acknowledged as a serious health hazard
globally, calling for thermo-stable air filtration materials to remove particles from high …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of short-term ambient particulate matter exposure on the risk of severe COVID-19

Z Li, B Tao, Z Hu, Y Yi, J Wang - Journal of Infection, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Previous studies have suggested a relationship between outdoor air pollution
and the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is a lack of data …