Elderly people and children need to reduce outdoor activities
Due to the “return of spring” weather, bacteria and viruses in the air multiply rapidly and become unusually active. When the air pollution index is close to 150, the air quality level is III. People who are more sensitive to the environment, such as the elderly and children, will have their health affected in this kind of air.
Air pollution primarily affects the respiratory system.
Because the respiratory mucosa is in direct contact with the atmosphere, air pollution primarily affects the respiratory tract. Some harmful substances irritate the respiratory mucosa, increasing mucus secretion and causing goblet cell hypertrophy. Moreover, as concentrations increase, they can corrode the respiratory tract, severely damaging the respiratory organs and causing coughing, phlegm, hoarseness, difficulty breathing, and even serious diseases such as bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, and lung cancer. This impairs respiratory function and affects the circulatory system, causing immeasurable harm.
The smaller the pollutant particles, the higher the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Medical research shows that the smaller the particles, the greater the harm to human health. Fine particulate matter is so small that it can penetrate the protective structure of the respiratory tract, reaching deep into the bronchi and lungs, directly affecting lung ventilation, inducing pulmonary sclerosis, asthma, and bronchitis, and even leading to cardiovascular diseases.
Toxins entering the lungs may pose a risk of cancer.
Some toxic substances can penetrate into the alveoli and dissolve, while others that cannot be absorbed adhere to the surface of lung cells. These dissolved toxins can then travel through the bloodstream and damage organs, including the heart. Repeated inflammation in the same area can increase the risk of cancer.
Therefore, it is recommended that once the air pollution index exceeds 150, the air quality falls into the poor category of Level III, and it is best to postpone or cancel outdoor exercise. (Editor’s Recommendation)
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