Did the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic change asthma prevalence?

Circulating coronaviruses have been associated with asthma exacerbations; however, early in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, asthma exacerbations decreased.1 Similarly, other pandemic coronaviruses (sever acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) have not been associated with asthma exacerbations.2 However, as SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) becomes less virulent and more like the circulating non-pandemic coronaviruses, there have been reports that asthma exacerbations are increasing.

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - August 1, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Rebecca Koenigsberg, Mitchell H. Grayson Tags: Editorial Source Type: research