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The bronchial asthma and its association with the changes in the weather

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  • Martínez Azcuy, Gisela
  • Otero Martínez, Alfredo
  • Marín Álvarez, Pablo
  • Otero Rosales, José Ramón
  • Morejon Carmona, Lorenzo

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Introduction: Climate and weather influence human health. Asthma is a psychosomatic illness that constitutes a global health problem, and the influence of environmental factors on the onset of bronchial asthma attacks is well known.Objectives: To determine the peak occurrence of bronchial asthma attacks in the municipality of Pinar del Río, relating them to meteorological changes.Methods: The total number of people who attended the emergency services of the four clinics in the municipality of Pinar del Río for bronchial asthma attacks daily was collected, according to charge sheets and reports from the municipal health analysis and trends unit, between the 1st and 2nd of May. January 2023 and December 31, 2024. The data collected regarding the attendance of these patients was compared with the information provided by the biometeorological model maps provided by the Provincial CITMA. Case frequency graphs were created, by day and by month. Intervals were established for the histogram, and the different clinics were located according to the frequency intervals with which patients came to receive health services.Results: Under atmospheric hyperoxia conditions, the daily incidence of the disease was equal to or greater than 160% of the respective monthly average, demonstrating a massive meteorological-pathological response in the study population.Conclusions: Meteorotropic effects associated with sudden changes in weather can have deleterious impacts on human health.

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Handle: RePEc:cwf:evkart:evk202248
DOI: 10.56294/evk202248
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