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Doctors worry smoke from extreme wildfires could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases – Business Insider Australia
As wildfires rage on in the US northwest — especially in places like San Francisco where smoke turned the sky orange— health officials warn that the pollution could cause a surge in coronavirus cases.
- Doctors say that poor air quality, especially in places that are experiencing extreme wildfires, can cause an increase in coronavirus cases.
- Dr. Brad Spellberg told Los Angeles local news that ” there is evidence that exposure of lungs to bad air quality can increase the protein in the virus.”
- An infectious disease specialist told CNN that the smoke from wildfires could “irritate the lungs” and “affect the immune system.”
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