Turaz Ahammed

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | BUET · Institute of Water and Flood Management

The prevalence of various kinds of chest diseases, including Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Asthma, COPD, Emphysema, Pneumonia and allied diseases have been on the rise worldwide. Hospitalization and morbidity of patients with some of chest and pulmonary diseases have shown a distinct correlation with air quality. Specialized hospitals that treat chest di...

The mortality and morbidity rates of patients with Asthma and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually increase due to elevated levels of air pollution. As the air quality in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is very poor, respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, pose threat to city-dwellers. In this study, we investigated...