Question

Which diseases are more likely to be caused by breathing in polluted air?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Long-term ambient air pollution exposure was reported to increase all-cause mortality (10). Air pollution is the cause and aggravating factor of many respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (11,12), asthma (12,13), and lung cancer (14,15

Explanation:

The most common diseases caused by air pollution include ischemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer and acute lower respiratory infections in children. Particulate air pollution has been linked with strokes, which occur when the blood supply to the brain is cut-off.

Answer 2

Answer:

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders. Air pollution is responsible for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and increases the risks for acute respiratory infections.

Cancers. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies particulate matter as a carcinogen, and now after reviewing more than 1000 scientific papers from studies on five continents,