Abstract: A study of Aeromycoflora of Raipur city was conducted during the year March 2013 to February 2014 to identify the major fungal allergens in air causing allergic diseases. The air of outdoor and other environments contain a variety of biotic air pollutants. Biotic pollutants include bacteria, fungi, pollen-grains, trichomes, mites, algae, and spores of bryophytes, Pteridophytes and other particles of biological origin. These airborne bio particles/ pollutants transported through air current are the main cause of human allergic diseases. These bio-pollutants are toxic and cause serious health hazards in human beings and create environmental pollution. Among these bio-pollutants fungal forms were taken into consideration to find out the status of various types of allergic and pathogenic fungal spores at various places and their role in causing allergic diseases.
An aero mycological study was conducted in 3 indoor and 4 outdoor sites. Indoor sites were inside houses, commercial complexes, hospitals and outdoor sites were premises of hospitals, vegetable markets, railway station and bus stand. A total of 52 species belonging to 26 fungal genera in addition to 5 sterile types were recorded. Aspergillus , Penicillium, Curvularia, Cladosporium, Fusarium and Alternaria were found present in all most all the sites throughout the year which are known to be the major allergic fungus causing various diseases like Allergic Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Asthma in summer and Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Sinusitis, Asthma, Eczema, Atopic Dermatitis , Mycoses, Urticaria etc in rainy and winter seasons. Experimental survey proved that 80% of the people in Raipur city are exposed to fungal spores both in indoors and other environments which are allergenic in nature and may pose serious health problems.
Keywords: Aermycoflora, Biotic-pollutants, Allergic diseases, sterile.
Title: Study of Aeromycoflora and Related Allergic Diseases of Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Author: Shahla Khan, Kanungo V.K., Jadhav S.K.
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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