22/01/2025
𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 (𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐃):According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD is expected to become the second leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. This trend is closely related to smoking prevalence, air pollution, aging populations, and poor lifestyles.COPD and other respiratory diseases, especially in developing countries, have become public health challenges.
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐚: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma and this number is still growing. The high prevalence of asthma is associated with factors such as air quality, environmental pollution, and allergic reactions. Asthma is particularly prominent in the context of urbanization, and urban air pollution is a major factor contributing to the rising incidence of asthma.
𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: According to the World Bank, about 90% of the world's population lives in areas with substandard air quality. Air pollution is recognized as a major cause of respiratory diseases. Especially in industrialized cities, pollutants such as PM2.5 (fine particulate matter), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone greatly increase the risk of suffering from respiratory diseases.
𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: Long-term exposure to air pollution can cause chronic inflammation of the lungs, leading to decreased lung function and an increased risk of COPD, lung cancer, allergic rhinitis and other respiratory diseases.
𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠:Smoking remains one of the biggest respiratory health threats worldwide. Even though smoking prevalence has declined in many countries, a large number of people still face respiratory problems from smoking due to the popularity of to***co products and the rise of new ways of smoking (e.g. e-cigarettes). Smoking not only causes lung cancer and COPD, but is also strongly associated with chronic cough, shortness of breath and other respiratory diseases.