Asthma Cases Surge in Imperial County

Youngsters staying in the Imperial county region experience a high risk of chronic respiratory disease and have a greater chance of being hospitalized.

Imperial County seems to be really bad for kids with asthma.

Doctors and public health officials guess that it could be a combination of whipping winds, pesticide-tinged farm land dust and massive numbers of low-income families not having health insurance which is causing high rates of asthma hospitalizations and ER visits.

Imperial County can’t boast of good quality of air due to industrial pollution from mexico, unpaved roads, and agricultural tilling.

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