Potential airborne human pathogens (PAHPs) may be a relevant component of the air
microbiome in built environments. Despite that PAHPs can cause infections, particularly in …

Microbial biofilms promote pathogenesis by disguising antigens, facilitating immune
evasion, providing protection against antibiotics and other antimicrobials and, generally …

Air pollution is a major global health issue and a significant risk factor for respiratory
infections. Air pollution containing inhalable particulate matter (PM), including Diesel …

Background Cooks exposed to biomass fuel experience increased risk of respiratory
disease and mortality. We sought to characterize lung function and environmental …

Introduction Vitamin D supplementation has been suggested to enhance immunity during
respiratory infection season. We tested the effect of active vitamin D (calcitriol) …

Particulate air pollution is correlated with many respiratory diseases. However, few studies
have focused on the relationship between air particulate exposure and respiratory …

In the last decade, a great deal of research has focused on the determination of potential
toxic elements by total concentration and identification the microorganisms in dust. However …

Air pollution particulate matter (PM) is associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity,
although mechanistic studies are lacking. We tested whether airway surface liquid (ASL) …

Ten thousand years of protracted and increasing interaction between humans and their
environment has influenced, beside the quality of ecosystems, also our quality of life, healthy …

This chapter presents the findings of the committee's review of recent literature on the health
effects associated with exposure to particulate matter in indoor environments, including …