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Review
. 2018;5(4):347-355.
doi: 10.1007/s40521-018-0190-4. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

Primary Prevention of Airway Allergy

Johanna Wikstén  1 , Sanna Toppila-Salmi  1   2 , Mika Mäkelä  1
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Review

Primary Prevention of Airway Allergy

Johanna Wikstén et al. Curr Treat Options Allergy. 2018.

Abstract

Purpose of review: The aim of this paper is to review and summarize the current knowledge of prevention of airway allergy.

Recent findings: Allergic rhinitis and asthma are allergic airway diseases. Due to their increasing incidence and socioeconomic burden, allergic airway diseases have recently gained attention worldwide. The primary prevention of allergic airway diseases focuses on offspring's gestational and childhood environment, such as maternal smoking and diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding as well as exposure to environmental microbes and irritants.

Summary: Asthma and allergic rhinitis are a major public health problem worldwide. They have increasing prevalence and thus attempts to their prevention are mandatory. Rapid action needs to be taken to restrain smoking among children and adolescents in order to prevent burden of allergic airway diseases. Exposure to pollution and environmental issues concerning hygiene and lifestyle would also need to be actively addressed. More evidence is still needed in order to draw linings concerning maternal diet and other factors during the offspring's whole life span.

Keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Pregnancy; Smoking.

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Conflict of interest statement

Johanna Wikstén, Sanna Toppila-Salmi, and Mika Mäkelä declare that they have no conflict of interest.This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.

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