COVID-19 in the Asia Pacific: Impact on climate change, allergic diseases and One Health.
Autor: | Pawankar R; Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan., Thong BY; Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore., Recto MT; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines., Wang JY; Allergy, Immunology, and Microbiome (A.I.M.) Research Centre, China Medical University Children's Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan., Abdul Latiff AH; Allergy & Immunology Centre, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Leung TF; Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong., Li PH; Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong., Lobo RCM; Philippine Children's Medical Center Hospital of Infant Jesus Medical Center, Fe Del Mundo Medical Center, Manila, Philippines., Lucas M; Department of Clinical Immunology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth Children's Hospital, Pathwest; Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia., Oh JW; Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, Korea., Kamchaisatian W; Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Samitivej Children's Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand., Nagao M; Institute for Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Mie National Hospital, Tsu, Japan., Rengganis I; Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia., Udwadia ZF; P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre and the Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, India., Dhar R; CMRI Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India., Munkhbayarlakh S; Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia., Narantsetseg L; Department of Biochemistry, School of Biomedicine, National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia., Pham DL; Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Zhang Y; Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China., Zhang L; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Asia Pacific allergy [Asia Pac Allergy] 2023 Mar; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 44-49. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 28. |
DOI: | 10.5415/apallergy.0000000000000021 |
Abstrakt: | Climate change and environmental factors such as air pollution and loss of biodiversity are known to have a major impact not only on allergic diseases but also on many noncommunicable diseases. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in many environmental changes during the different phases of the pandemic. The use of face masks, enhanced hand hygiene with hand rubs and sanitizers, use of personal protective equipment (gowns and gloves), and safe-distancing measures, reduced the overall incidence of respiratory infections and other communicable diseases. Lockdowns and border closures resulted in a significant reduction in vehicular traffic and hence environmental air pollution. Paradoxically, the use of personal protective equipment and disposables contributed to an increase in environmental waste disposal and new problems such as occupational dermatoses, especially among healthcare workers. Environmental changes and climate change over time may impact the exposome, genome, and microbiome, with the potential for short- and long-term effects on the incidence and prevalence of the allergic disease. The constant use and access to mobile digital devices and technology disrupt work-life harmony and mental well-being. The complex interactions between the environment, genetics, immune, and neuroendocrine systems may have short- and long-term impact on the risk and development of allergic and immunologic diseases in the future. Competing Interests: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2023. Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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