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12 Jan 2006, Paris, France --- A patient touches her face during a visit to an ear, nose, and throat medical specialist. On the screen is a frontal MRI of the eyes and normal sinuses. --- Image by © SGO/BSIP/CorbisMRI on Monitor by Patient Touching Her Face -
A thick layer of pollen covers and SUV in Columbia, South Carolina on March 25, 2007. According to the Allergic Disease and Asthma Center in Greenville, the pollen count in the Capitol City soared to 4,862 particles per cubic meter of air the last week in March resulting in what doctors are calling one of the worst allergy seasons in 26 years. The exceptionally high pollen count is largely due to a combination of above-average temperatures and lack of rain. Persons with respiratory conditions are being encouraged to remain indoors."Pollen" Written on SUV Hood -
Boy Blowing Nose --- Image by © JLP/Jose L. Pelaez/CorbisBoy Blowing Nose -
Young woman in a field wrinkling her nose --- Image by © Heide Benser/CorbisYoung woman in a field wrinkling her nose -
Sarcoptic mange mites, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These burrowing mites cause the skin disease scabies. Magnification: x30 when printed at 10 centimetres wide. --- Image by © Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/CorbisSarcoptic mange mites, SEM -
Man sneezing --- Image by © IAN HOOTON/Science Photo Library/CorbisMan sneezing -
Italy --- Close up of a doctor hand holding a vial and an alternative therapy instrument --- Image by © Julian Winslow/ableimages/CorbisClose up of a doctor hand holding a vial and an alternative therapy instrument -
18 May 2011 --- Aspergillus niger Fungus conidiophore with chains of conidia and spores, which are allergenic to some people. LM X35. --- Image by © Dr. David Phillips/Visuals Unlimited/CorbisAspergillus niger Fungus conidiophore with chains of conidia and spores, which are allergenic to some people. LM X35. -
Two boys wearing dust masks --- Image by © Sean Murphy/Image Source/CorbisTwo boys wearing dust masks -
West New York, New Jersey, USA --- Caucasian boy blowing nose --- Image by © KidStock/Blend Images/CorbisCaucasian boy blowing nose -
13 Mar 2012, Augusta, Georgia, USA --- March 13, 2012 - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - Brenda Ferrell gets a PFT (pulmonary function test) at Augusta Family Allergy in Evans, GA on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. (Credit Image: © The Augusta Chronicle) --- Image by © The Augusta Chronicle/ZUMA Press/CorbisPulmonary Function Test -
Man Sneezing -
1968 --- Scanning electron micrograph of a grain of ragweed pollen, a cause of hay fever. Magnification 13,500X. --- Image by © Lester V. Bergman/CORBISRagweed Pollen -
1969 --- Allergic reaction on the eyelid. --- Image by © Lester V. Bergman/CORBISEyelid Allergic Reaction -
ca. 1990-1996, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, UK --- A hayfever allergy attack triggered by oilseed rape plants. --- Image by © Niall Benvie/CORBISHayfever Allergy Triggered by Oilseed Rape -
Allergies caused by ragweed --- Image by © Roy Morsch/CORBISAllergies caused by ragweed
In tutto il mondo occidentale si riscontra un grande aumento, sia di frequenza che di gravità, di svariate forme di allergie, tanto da definire questo incremento, quasi una forma di pandemia. Il primo fattore fortemente sospettato di esserne la causa è senz’altro l’inquinamento atmosferico. E purtroppo coinvolge più del 20% della popolazione infantile.
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