Respiratory illness
By askme123
@askme123 (6226)
November 1, 2022 9:56pm CST
There seem to be quite a number of respiratory illnesses in the air. For the past few weeks a number of babies and young children are also being affected .
We are now actually in the flu season. Covid is still in the air.
There is a new respiratory illness called RSV that is mostly affecting kids now.
The kids' hospitals are overcrowded.
Is this new respiratory illness affecting your city too?
What is really contributing to the air pollution in our society?
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12 responses
@wolfgirl569 (108231)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Nov 22
I have heard of RSV in the past. It is hitting here some with young kids.
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
2 Nov 22
It has not affected our city by God's grace. The air of course is polluted throughout India.
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
3 Nov 22
@askme123 I too hope for the best.
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@ptrikha_2 (47077)
• India
12 Feb 23
Increased number of vehicles especially in the bigger cities is a big polluter in India.
Then, Farm Fires caused by burning of Stubble after harvest, especially in North India and Pakistan also causes terrible pollution.
Result - More respiratory illness among biggies as well as kids.
Governments are waking up to the increased pollution but much more needs to be done.
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@ptrikha_2 (47077)
• India
12 Feb 23
@askme123
Here, Tax rebates are being given by the Central Government so that people buy more Electric cars.
The problem is of Mileage, speed and insufficient charging stations.
Charging stations capacity building is a big challenge.
However, we might see improvements as time goes by.
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
3 Nov 22
My sister and I both have colds that develop quickly into a cough. It is many days now and we still have cough. I have no cough for many years but this year I catch it thrice maybe because there is really a virus in the air
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@DaddyEvil (137627)
• United States
2 Nov 22
Covid is still going strong in the US... Pretty and I are still avoiding people and wearing masks when we leave the house. We LIKE not catching all the air-borne illnesses everyone else is still passing among themselves. We still haven't had any colds, flu or Covid since the pandemic started. The masks also seem to be helping avoid some of the allergic reactions we've had problems with in the past.
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@askme123 (6226)
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2 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil Yes I think it is a fairly new virus.I heard about it on the news.It affect mostly babies.But some adults have also caught it.
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@DaddyEvil (137627)
• United States
2 Nov 22
@askme123 I've never heard of RSV but I don't have a baby around so may have just not heard anyone talking about it.
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@Charlesbronson (952)
• Indonesia
25 Nov 22
What really pollutes the air in our country is factory smoke and factory waste that smells wafting into the air. Our government strictly makes laws on air pollution. What is currently happening in our country, Indonesia, is that many children suffer from liver disease due to consuming milk and baby/child food containing chemicals.