{"id":12059,"date":"2019-05-12T17:14:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T11:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/5-unusual-health-effects-air-pollution-humans\/"},"modified":"2019-05-12T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T11:44:08","slug":"5-unusual-health-effects-air-pollution-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/en-gb\/5-unusual-health-effects-air-pollution-humans\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Unusual Health Effects of Air Pollution on Humans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Health effects of air pollution on humans are extremely dangerous. To an extent that human lives are now dependent on artificial air purification process. The range of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aqi.in\">AQI<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (Air Quality Index) is consistently on the \u2018above threshold\u2019 which makes it life-threatening for the living beings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Here are 5 unusual health effects of air pollution on humans.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">1. Air pollution has been linked to a reduction in intelligence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reduction-in-intelligence-aqi-india-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Health Effects of Air Pollution on Humans\" width=\"719\" height=\"539\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Negative health effects of air pollution on humans have been in the news for quite some time now. According to the World Health Organization \u2013 air pollution is now directly linked to the reduction of human intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">On a daily average, a person breathes oxygen which is mixed with fine Particle Mater (PM 2.5), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2). Breathing such harmful air particles can risk human health and develop health issues that directly affect the nervous system. The damage caused by the rising pollution level in the urban and rural cities has made lives of people critical, affecting their daily errands and body functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Watch the video that shows how air pollution impacts your body:<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WHO: Breathe Life - How air pollution impacts your body\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GVBeY1jSG9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">2.\u00a0<strong>Air pollution can cause dementia<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Air pollution is made of several components including gaseous particles, chemical and physical air particles that can cause different kinds of chronic health issues. However, recent studies have shown air pollution can cause dementia. Fine dust particles and other harmful air substance are extremely small in their size \u2013 almost naked to our eyes. They can easily enter our body via our nostril mixing into our bloodstream.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Also, Read &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/air-pollution-is-a-major-cause-behind-your-sleeping-disorder\/\">Air Pollution Is A Major Cause Behind Your Sleeping Disorder<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Breathing polluted air also shows biological changes that are known to damage our brain cells leading to dementia or Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Not only does it destroy memory but other important mental functions that help in human function in day to day activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1903\" style=\"width: 699px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/air-pollution-causes-dementia.png\" alt=\"5 Unusual Health Effects of Air Pollution on Humans\" width=\"699\" height=\"846\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><em>A growing body of evidence suggests that high exposure to pollution can harm the brain, accelerating cognitive aging, and may even increase the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other forms of dementia. <\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">3. Long term exposure to pollution causes mental stress, sleeping disorder, and anxiety<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A piece of growing evidence has shown breathing polluted air indoors and outdoors can cause mental stress leading to sleeping disorder and anxiety. The ill health effects of air pollution on humans does not include physical stress but also mental and emotional stress. This also leads to a poor immune system \u2013 ultimately affecting sleeping pattern which can cause low or high blood pressure. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Being exposed to ambient air pollution has interrelation with devastating mental health effects not only to elderly people but kids as small as 10 years old. The effects are actually caused due to breathing fine dust particles present in the air which are diluted with black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, and other harmful pollutants. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Growing up breathing unhealthy air can risk kids to develop depression<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/clean-air-now-aqi-india.png\" alt=\"Health Effects of Air Pollution on Humans\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Did you know that more than 90% of the world&#8217;s children breathe toxic air?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">It has been noted that the children who live in highly polluted areas are more prone to mental health effects. According to a recent survey done on the kids between the age of 8 years to 18 years \u2013 it was observed that kids suffered mental stress due to breathing poor air quality. Lack of sleep was another reason as these children breathe toxic air making them turn sides, trying hard to sleep at nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Related &#8211;\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/know-how-invisible-air-pollution-is-extremely-dangerous-for-your-children\/\">Know-How Invisible Air Pollution Is Extremely Dangerous For Your Children<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">\u201cHigh level of pollution is not for the kids, irrespective the age,\u201d says Helen Fisher from Kings College London who helped to lead the research. She also added that \u201cIt is sensible to try to avoid the areas with the highest levels of air pollution. We really should be pushing for the local and national government to reduce those levels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">5.\u00a0<strong>Air pollution is as bad as smoking cigarettes during pregnancy<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Effects of health effects of air pollution on pregnant women are alarming. The hard efforts all go in vain if you&#8217;re still exposed to harmful air quality during your pregnancy. The consequences of breathing harmful air particles include a number of adverse effects such as\u00a0cardiac and respiratory problems to cognitive decline.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Recommended &#8211;\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/here-are-the-10-main-causes-of-air-pollution\/\">Here are the 10 Main Causes of Air Pollution<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">In 2017, it was reported that India had over 1 million premature babies, becoming the highest in numbers after China which is twice the number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>[Watch]<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women are exposed to higher levels of air pollution during pregnancy are more likely to have kids with high blood pressure, a new study finds. (source: <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8p1vwvWtl6T73JiExfWs1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>CBS News<\/strong><\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Air pollution a health hazard in pregnancy, study suggests\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwuP4p7USwc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other than the effects that we see right away, Air Pollution has a lot of long-term effect on human beings. Air Pollution is no more a cause for only respiratory diseases, it causes more damage than what catches the eye. Which is why it is important to consider all the possible causes and effects of pollution to really fight it.<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aqi.in\/blog\/how-monitoring-air-quality-data-has-become-an-absolute-necessity\/\">Monitoring Air Quality<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">today will help you have a safer future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health effects of air pollution on humans are extremely dangerous. 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