Recently desert dustTürkiye is expected to influence. This situation, which caused the quality of the air to deteriorate and to increase respiratory diseases, brought concerns with it. Chest Diseases Specialist Dr. Muhammad Emin Akkoyunlu gave important warnings about how to protect it from desert dust and what we should pay attention to during this period.
Effects on desert dust and health
Every year in certain seasons from south to north, from north to south, desert dusts, although fertile for agriculture, although it affects human health negatively. Dr. Akkoyunlu said, “Since it carries desert dusts, organic and inorganic substances, it can accumulate in the lungs to cause infections and allergic reactions. These powders, asthma, COPD and can trigger diseases in individuals with respiratory diseases such as allergies. In addition, these substances entering the respiratory tract, especially in sensitive people, may adversely affect the lungs and make it difficult for patients to heal in some cases. Desert dust can damage the tissue in the lungs and cause diseases that make it difficult to breathe in the long run. ”
Damages of dust and measures to be taken
Inorganic powders in the lungs intensely accumulate, not only asthma and COPD patients, but also healthy individuals who do not have these disorders can affect. Dr. Akkoyunlu said, “Especially desert dusts can lead to acute allergic reactions when he is intensively intensively. In addition, breathing of these dusts can trigger acute diseases in the lungs and cause more serious health problems such as interlant lung disease. Therefore, when the desert dust has to go out during the intense periods, the mask is of great importance. It also prevents them from staying, and if they are possible, we need to take a long time to breathe.
The effect of rain
Prof. Dr. Akkoyunlu completed his warnings as follows: “How long the desert dusts will last is directly related to geographical mobility and weather conditions. These dusts usually last for 3-5 days air pollution creates. However, if it rains during this time, the dust descends to the ground and reduces the density in the air and a cleaner air will be fuss. Rain protects our lungs by cleaning dust in a way. However, going out during this period of desert dust may have a greater risk, especially for people with diseases such as asthma and COPD. Therefore, it is very important to follow the weather reports and to avoid going out during periods of desert dust or not to go out without masks. In addition, in such periods, especially people with prone to lung infections such as bronchitis to pay more attention, help to prevent problems related to respiratory tract, “he said.
