SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES LIKELY TO MAKE PEOPLE MORE VULNERABLE TO COVID-19: DOCTORS

Highlights

• Dr. Spellberg cited many studies conducted in the United States, Italy and China that said exposure of lung tissue to pollution may increase susceptibility to viral infections

• Whenever the lining of the lung or the airways becomes inflated or damaged, it increases the potential for inhaled viral particles to take hold in the lungs and cause infection said Dr. Rekha Murthy

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