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Six are now dead from a rare "thunderstorm asthma" outbreak in Melbourne, Australia.
Rare 'Thunderstorm Asthma' Kills Six in Australia
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Nov. 27, 2016 - Five more remain in intensive care units, with three in critical condition, and another 12 are in hospitals for less severe respiratory problems.
A thunderstorm in the city November 21 started the asthma outbreak. After a very hot, high pollen day, the sudden high winds and heavy rain soaked ryegrass pollen grains, causing them to explode and send tiny pollen particles deep into the lungs of city residents. Pollen grains are usually too small to penetrate into the lungs, and instead lodge in the nose, causing much milder hayfever. For people who are sensitive to the pollen, inhaling tiny grains into the lungs can cause a severe respiratory reaction, Christine Jenkins, a clinical professor at the George Institute, explained to the Guardian.
More than 8,500 people in the city of 4.5 million sought treatment in hospitals, overwhelming the city's medial services. Health Minister of the state of Victoria Jill Hennessy said the surge in demand for medical services "was like having 150 bombs going off right across a particular part of metropolitan Melbourne," Deutsche Welle reported.
Around one in 10 people in Australia have asthma, according to Asthma Australia. About a third of people who sought medical treatment for asthma attacks after the storm had never experienced asthma before.
Thunderstorm asthma has been reported around the world since the 1980s. The world's first recorded thunderstorm asthma incident was in Melbourne in 1987, AP reports. The last major event in Melbourne was in November 2010.
6 Dead, 8,500 Hospitalized as Rare Weather Affects Australians
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A thunderstorm in Melbourne, the second most populous city in Australia, has been causing widespread respiratory issues among asthma and hay fever sufferers since Monday, RT reported.
The phenomenon dubbed ‘thunderstorm asthma’ takes place when rye grass pollen absorbs moisture, breaks into small pieces and penetrates deep into people’s airways, affecting their health.
“There have now been six deaths that may have occurred as a result of conditions relating to the thunderstorm asthma events,” the health department spokesman of the State of Victoria said on Sunday.
According to the spokesman, “five patients are continuing to receive specialist ICU (intensive care unit) care in hospitals in Melbourne, with three still in a critical condition.”
“This was a tragic and unforeseen event and hospitals are continuing to treat 12 people for a variety of respiratory and other related conditions, in addition to those in ICU care,” the spokesman said.
In all, 8,500 patients were treated on Monday and Tuesday in Melbourne, a city of 4.5 million residents, according to officials.
The demand for ambulances was so high that “it was like having 150 bombs going off right across a particular part of metropolitan Melbourne,” State of Victoria Health Minister Jill Hennessy said on Thursday.
Rare 'Thunderstorm Asthma' Kills Six in Australia
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201611271047901813-thunderstorm-asthma-kills-six-melbourne/
Nov. 27, 2016 - Five more remain in intensive care units, with three in critical condition, and another 12 are in hospitals for less severe respiratory problems.
A thunderstorm in the city November 21 started the asthma outbreak. After a very hot, high pollen day, the sudden high winds and heavy rain soaked ryegrass pollen grains, causing them to explode and send tiny pollen particles deep into the lungs of city residents. Pollen grains are usually too small to penetrate into the lungs, and instead lodge in the nose, causing much milder hayfever. For people who are sensitive to the pollen, inhaling tiny grains into the lungs can cause a severe respiratory reaction, Christine Jenkins, a clinical professor at the George Institute, explained to the Guardian.
More than 8,500 people in the city of 4.5 million sought treatment in hospitals, overwhelming the city's medial services. Health Minister of the state of Victoria Jill Hennessy said the surge in demand for medical services "was like having 150 bombs going off right across a particular part of metropolitan Melbourne," Deutsche Welle reported.
Around one in 10 people in Australia have asthma, according to Asthma Australia. About a third of people who sought medical treatment for asthma attacks after the storm had never experienced asthma before.
Thunderstorm asthma has been reported around the world since the 1980s. The world's first recorded thunderstorm asthma incident was in Melbourne in 1987, AP reports. The last major event in Melbourne was in November 2010.
Six people died from asthma complications allegedly linked to a rare weather phenomenon, as a thunderstorm coincided with a high pollen count in Australia, officials said, with up to 8,500 people being affected by ‘thunderstorm asthma'.
6 Dead, 8,500 Hospitalized as Rare Weather Affects Australians
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950907001129
A thunderstorm in Melbourne, the second most populous city in Australia, has been causing widespread respiratory issues among asthma and hay fever sufferers since Monday, RT reported.
The phenomenon dubbed ‘thunderstorm asthma’ takes place when rye grass pollen absorbs moisture, breaks into small pieces and penetrates deep into people’s airways, affecting their health.
“There have now been six deaths that may have occurred as a result of conditions relating to the thunderstorm asthma events,” the health department spokesman of the State of Victoria said on Sunday.
According to the spokesman, “five patients are continuing to receive specialist ICU (intensive care unit) care in hospitals in Melbourne, with three still in a critical condition.”
“This was a tragic and unforeseen event and hospitals are continuing to treat 12 people for a variety of respiratory and other related conditions, in addition to those in ICU care,” the spokesman said.
In all, 8,500 patients were treated on Monday and Tuesday in Melbourne, a city of 4.5 million residents, according to officials.
The demand for ambulances was so high that “it was like having 150 bombs going off right across a particular part of metropolitan Melbourne,” State of Victoria Health Minister Jill Hennessy said on Thursday.