Abstract

POLLUTION & RESPIRATORY TRACT PROBLEMS

Mangwal Ketan and Sharma Pragya*

Abstract

Air pollution has many negative effects on health of people, especially on children. It is the major environment related health threat to children. Exposure to pollutants and specially air pollutants increases a risk to human health and may lead to death. In today’s era use of tobacco, smoking is very trendy in youngsters which is a major cause of respiratory infections. In this fast life people are not understanding about importance of being healthy. Money minded people are shifting towards big cities for jobs which is a major cause of increase in population, that basically decreases open area to get fresh air. In poorly ventilated dwellings, indoor smoke increases 100 times higher than acceptable levels for small particles. In this article we will discuss about pollution and some respiratory tract issues and their prevention.

Keywords: Air pollution, tobacco, respiratory tract.