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Air pollution increases risk of diseases, research shows

Coughing woman

More than 9,000 people were diagnosed with different autoimmune diseases between 2016 and 2020.

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By  Hellen Shikanda

Health and Science Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The researchers said the study could not determine whether air pollution is the cause of the autoimmune diseases.
  • The World Health Organisation last year said air quality is the greatest environmental risk to health.

You are likely to get an autoimmune disease if you are continuously exposed to polluted air, a new study shows.

These are diseases caused by an attack of healthy cells by the body’s immune system, which is ideally meant to fight infections.

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