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Respiratory Infection and Aggravation of Pulmonary Disease Related to Environmental Hygiene Aggravation: What Types of Respiratory Infection and Aggravation of Respiratory Diseases Are Increased by Aggravation of Environmental Hygiene?

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After large-scale natural disasters, environmental hygiene in affected areas is aggravated by several causes. This aggravation of environmental hygiene leads to an increased incidence of respiratory infection and exacerbation of chronic pulmonary disease, such as acute respiratory infection, pneumonia, influenza, and tuberculosis; acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and exacerbation of asthma.

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Japan

    Shinsuke Yamanda

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Yamanda, S. (2019). Respiratory Infection and Aggravation of Pulmonary Disease Related to Environmental Hygiene Aggravation: What Types of Respiratory Infection and Aggravation of Respiratory Diseases Are Increased by Aggravation of Environmental Hygiene?. In: Fujimoto, K. (eds) Disaster and Respiratory Diseases. Respiratory Disease Series: Diagnostic Tools and Disease Managements. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2598-4_4

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