The impact of the corona virus.
Air pollution is an aggravating factor of respiratory diseases.
Amitis Ramzani, head of the Association of Infectious Disease Specialists in Israel, in a conversation with Mizan: Influenza and covid cases have been rising at the same time in recent weeks.
In the last two to three weeks, the cold, corona and flu viruses have been circulating, and in part of this period, the corona cases were more than the flu; But in the last week, the trend changed and the flu overtook the corona.
The percentage of flu cases discovered in the last week was about 20% or slightly more, while the rate of corona was reported at about 13%.
Despite the relative decrease in Corona, both diseases are still in the range above the warning threshold.
Mucus and cilia of the respiratory system, as well as the body's immune mechanisms, play a role in trapping and neutralizing pathogens. Air pollution can disrupt the proper functioning of these defenses.
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