Asthma Cases Surge in Imperial County

by Savitha C Muppala on July 17, 2012 at 11:49 PM Lifestyle News

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Youngsters staying in the Imperial county region experience a high risk of chronic respiratory disease and have a greater chance of being hospitalized.

Imperial County seems to be really bad for children with asthma.

Asthma Cases Surge in Imperial County

Doctors and public health officials guess that it could be a combination of whipping winds, pesticide-tinged farmland dust and large numbers of low-income families not having health insurance which is causing high rates of asthma hospitalizations and ER visits.

Imperial County cannot boast of good quality of air due to industrial pollution from mexico, unpaved roads, and agricultural tilling.

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