PM 2.5 and Increased Aeroallergen: Use of Nanotechnology and AFL-Mask to Combat COVID-19
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We have used domesticated canines like dogs as the animal model to study the efficiency of the AFL Mini Sanifier II®. The objective of our study was to determine if the pollen concentration in the air has any relationship with the incidence of inhalant allergies in dogs. Dogs suffer from the same type of inhalant allergies as people such as pollen, mold, and other allergens. The data on dogs admitted to an animal hospital in Amarillo for allergy treatment were collected and compared to the aeroallergen indices of respective years. We analyzed the data to determine if there is any correlation between the increase of aeroallergen concentration and patients receiving treatment at the animal hospital. We also analyzed the effect of the AFL Mini Sanifier II® on aeroallergen in the indoor air of the clinic by setting slides with double sticky tapes and observing with a BX-40 Olympus microscope with a digital camera. Analyzed data indicate that there exists a significant correlation between the aeroallergen indices with the incidence of allergy in dogs.