Level 3 - Source on Respiratory Diseases

• 1. To what extent do respiratory diseases affect children?
  • 1.1 How common and severe are respiratory diseases in children?
  • 1.2 Are deadly respiratory diseases becoming rarer in developed countries
  • 1.3 Are there geographical variations in respiratory diseases in Europe?
• 2. Which factors cause respiratory diseases in children?
  • 2.1 What are the multiple causes of disease?
  • 2.2 What is the difference between causes and triggers of diseases?
• 3. Which circumstances can affect children’s sensitivity to respiratory diseases?
  • 3.1 What is the role of genetic factors?
  • 3.2 Could gender affect the development and frequency of asthma?
  • 3.3 Are the earliest stages of life critical for later respiratory health?
  • 3.4 Does poverty increase the risk of respiratory diseases?
  • 3.5 How are infections, asthma and allergies linked to living conditions?
• 4. Can outdoor air pollution contribute to respiratory diseases in children?
  • 4.1 Which pollutants are present in outdoor air?
  • 4.2 What respiratory diseases can outdoor pollution lead to?
  • 4.3 Does exposure to pollen lead to respiratory allergies?
• 5. Can indoor air pollution contribute to respiratory diseases in children?
  • 5.1 In what way can children be exposed to and affected by indoor pollution?
  • 5.2 What air pollutants can affect children at home?
  • 5.3 What air pollutants can affect children at school and in their spare time?
• 6. Which aspects of respiratory diseases require further research?
• 7. Conclusions