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Studies suggest a positive association between increased levels of air pollutants, such as particulate matter (PM)Particulate Matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen dioxideNitrogen dioxide, and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortalityMortality and morbidityMorbidity worldwide, including TurkeyTurkey. PM has been shown to carry SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 virusSARS-CoV-2 virus. Air pollutants can induce SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 infection in human beings by both stimulating the expression of proteins (i.e., ACE2 and TMPRSS2)TMPRSS2 required for viral entry and impairing host immune defence. The objectives of this chapter are to discuss the recent epidemiological evidence, as well as the in vivo and in vitro mechanistic studies involving the impact of air pollutants on COVID-19COVID-19 mortalityMortality and morbidityMorbidity together with the Turkish perspective on COVID-19 from an epidemiological standpoint, focusing on air pollutionAir pollution and health infrastructureHealth infrastructure during and after the pandemicPandemic.

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Impact of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Mortality and Morbidity; Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Global and Turkish Scenarios

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    2025年

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  • Nur Konyalilar,
  • Muge Akpinar-Elci,
  • Hasan Bayram

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Studies suggest a positive association between increased levels of air pollutants, such as particulate matter (PM)Particulate Matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen dioxideNitrogen dioxide, and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortalityMortality and morbidityMorbidity worldwide, including TurkeyTurkey. PM has been shown to carry SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 virusSARS-CoV-2 virus. Air pollutants can induce SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 infection in human beings by both stimulating the expression of proteins (i.e., ACE2 and TMPRSS2)TMPRSS2 required for viral entry and impairing host immune defence. The objectives of this chapter are to discuss the recent epidemiological evidence, as well as the in vivo and in vitro mechanistic studies involving the impact of air pollutants on COVID-19COVID-19 mortalityMortality and morbidityMorbidity together with the Turkish perspective on COVID-19 from an epidemiological standpoint, focusing on air pollutionAir pollution and health infrastructureHealth infrastructure during and after the pandemicPandemic.