Some 35,000 to 60,000 U.S. emergency department visits for asthma each year may be linked to oak, birch, and grass pollen. If emissions continue to grow, emergency departments could see an additional 3,700 cases each year by 2030. That number could swell to an additional 10,000 annual cases in 2090. Children face a disproportionate burden. Among asthma-related emergency departments visits that could be linked to allergies from oak, birch, and grass, children accounted for two-thirds of the patients.
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