"We are seeing a rise in COPD / Asthma patients to the tune of 15 per cent over last 10 days. "Most of the chronic respiratory diseases like Asthma, COPD tend to get worse with lower temperature and rise in pollution. Dr Swapneil Parikh, an internist and clinical researcher said, "Patients with Asthma and COPD do experience exacerbations in winter. Further, air pollution is also a major threat." "During winters, the air temperature decreases causing a phenomenon called winter inversion where a dense layer of air traps pollutants lower in the atmosphere.

Source: Mint October 19, 2020 03:33 UTC