What do China, Iran, South Korea, and Italy have in common besides the worst #Coronavirus outbreaks? They also have the worst air quality. Does pollution carry an airborne virus farther?
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If humid air helps neutralize an airborn virus, could polluted air do the opposite?
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It stands to reason that the residents of polluted cities have weaker lungs. But is that the only possible mechanism?
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China got its infection rate under control (allegedly) at the same time the pollution cleared because traffic stopped.
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And travelers to polluted cities got sick too. Presumably they were not there long enough to have weakened lungs from pollution.
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Let’s see if any clean-air cities have widespread outbreaks. That might tell us something.
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Some say vitamin D helps ward off viruses. Does pollution lower your Vitamin D?
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Smart people please set me straight on this. Crazy?
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
Vitamin D does not make make you more or less vulnerable to respiratory diseases such as corona. But the pollution theory does make sense. If adults have compromised lungs due to age and pollution it explains why children don’t get it.
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Good point on the kids. Less lifetime exposure.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @Ebsolas
One belief is that children have more exposure to coronaviruses and their bodies have more built up immunities to that type of virus. Adults lose their immunity as they age.
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