The allergist-immunologist Kara Vada from Ohio state University made in the press with the warning that very soon a lot of people will be faced with syndrome a new year or Christmas tree. On trees more than 50 different types of mold, and certain part – allergens that are dangerous to human health because of its ability to provoke a reaction in the form of cough, hoarseness, rhinitis, dermatitis and breathing problems.
The Christmas tree syndrome is a complex of allergic reactions caused in humans in response to the SAP, pollen and mold, Christmas pine trees. Symptoms include itching, coughing, sneezing, redness in eyes, red skin, runny nose and headache. The expert noted that often the characteristic symptoms may occur after you buy a real, live Christmas tree.
“The tree can allocate an irritant juice, which is dangerous because it can cause a serious rash. In addition, the spruce pollen is a major allergen,” says Professor Kara WADA.
Doctors say that the syndrome of the Christmas tree quite often provokes quite harmless disturbances in the body. However, in some cases, this symptom can be really dangerous, as it occurred on a Christmas tree Allergy is able to cause complications until the development of pneumonia. Such complications have been associated with the spread of spores of the fungus, which infects approximately 70% of the oil. Thermal effect of the lights and the Central heating ensures that the fungus Christmas trees fast growing, and its spores have the opportunity to freely spread through the air. While fungal spores can penetrate into the lungs and have a detrimental effect on the respiratory tract and bronchi.
In addition, the development of the syndrome of the Christmas tree can help the chemicals, which are treated conifers in pest control, or to give the trees a more attractive appearance. According to experts, is particularly dangerous syndrome of the Christmas tree for smokers, Allergy sufferers and people with asthma. But even if everyone in the family healthy, keep live Christmas tree for more than a week is impossible.
Earlier Magicforum wrote that the cold increases the risk of death.