An otter in Seattle is being treated for asthma after inhaling wildfire smoke. – OnEarth Magazine

An otter in Seattle is being treated for asthma after inhaling wildfire smoke.
OnEarth Magazine
People aren't the only ones dealing with the health effects of this year's big burns—Mishka, a year-old otter living at the Seattle Aquarium, was exposed to aggravating smoke that drifted into the city from nearby blazes. His trainer is teaching him

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Baby otter diagnosed with asthma due to wildfire smoke – The Weather Network


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Baby otter diagnosed with asthma due to wildfire smoke
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Monday, September 21, 2015, 11:08 – A young sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium has become the first of her kind to be diagnosed with asthma, after being exposed to smoke from massive wildfires burning in Washington state. Earlier this month, the
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Baby otter diagnosed with asthma due to wildfire smoke – The Weather Network US


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Baby otter diagnosed with asthma due to wildfire smoke
The Weather Network US
Monday, September 21, 2015, 11:08 – A young sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium has become the first of her kind to be diagnosed with asthma, after being exposed to smoke from massive wildfires burning in Washington state. Earlier this month, the
Otter develops asthma, learns how to use inhalerWTTV CBS4Indy
Seattle sea otter diagnosed with asthmafox2now.com
Sea Otter With Asthma Learns To Use InhalerThe Inquisitr
Yibada (English Edition) –Times Gazette
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Asthmatic Seattle Aquarium otter using inhaler after wildfire smoke – KIRO Seattle


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Asthmatic Seattle Aquarium otter using inhaler after wildfire smoke
KIRO Seattle
Mishka most likely had low-grade asthma before the wildfires. The aquarium wrote in a blog post that it's difficult to say exactly why the otter has asthma, but sometimes it's a mixture of genetics, environmental exposure, sometimes it's just exposure
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Study: Wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased visits to ER for asthma – News-Medical.net


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Study: Wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased visits to ER for asthma
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Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire …

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Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma – Medical Xpress


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Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma
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Obstruction of the lumen of a bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, and epithelial basement membrane thickening in a person with asthma. Credit: Yale Rosen/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 2.0. Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 …

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Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma – EurekAlert (press release)

Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER visits for asthma
EurekAlert (press release)
Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire …

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Public Release: 8-Sep-2015 Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER … – EurekAlert (press release)

Public Release: 8-Sep-2015 Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased ER
EurekAlert (press release)
Researchers who analyzed data from the 2006-2007 wildfires in Australia found that exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to increased visits to hospital emergency departments for asthma. The findings reveal the adverse health impacts due to wildfire …

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