How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Body

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How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Body

The How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Body website provides an overview of how wildfire smoke impacts health, particularly for vulnerable groups like children, pregnant individuals, older adults, responders, and those with respiratory or cardiovascular conditions. It covers symptoms that can arise from smoke exposure, such as coughing, difficulty breathing, and asthma attacks, and provides resources detailing preventive actions.

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Website

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Smoke
Wildfire

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Clinic
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