Wildfire smoke, a potential infectious agent

Overview of attention for article published in Science, December 2020

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KMN 2025: How Wildfires ignite an infection dangers by weakening the physique’s immune defenses and spreading bugs in smoke

Health Medicine Network, 17 Jan 2025

Over bygone days a number of days, the world has watched on in shock as wildfires have devastated massive elements of Los…

Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances

Feed: All Latest, 10 Oct 2022

Pathogens in soil are a danger to firefighters, but smoke may transport spores that cause valley fever and other infections…

Wildfire Smoke Is Loaded With Microbes. Is That Dangerous?

Environment | Mother Jones, 30 Dec 2020

This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you’re…

Wildfire Smoke Can Carry Dangerous Microbes Thousands of Miles, Scientists Warn

Yale Environment 360, 29 Dec 2020

Scientists are warning that wildfire smoke can carry microbes that cause infectious diseases, adding another public health…

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