Lung, heart diseases will witness rise in next 10 years

Updated:6 years, 12 months ago

New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): The most harmful pollutants in the air are known as particulate matter (PM), which enter and cause damage to our health, if inhaled. The PM gets lodged straight into the lungs, causing permanent damage. Chemical pollutants, if inhaled even for a brief period, can lead to serious health conditions. One has to deal with a long-term damage due to PM, if it gets lodged deep inside the lungs. It can also cause progressive lung diseases. Chemicals and gases are equally harmful as their side-effects are visible almost immediately, they believe. Prolonged exposure to pollutants can lead to fatal lung conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), making it hard to breathe. Pollution affects not just the lungs, but other organs such as the heart and brain over a period of time. In the next 10 years there will be a significant jump in cases of COPD because of high pollution levels.

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Lung, heart diseases will witness rise in next 10 years

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