COVID-19 and the Wildfire Season
Wildland #Firefighters: FAQs to help prevent infection and spread of #COVID19 among your crew. https://t.co/Mr04AmBFxO #CaliforniaFire pic.twitter.com/PQd8eZA5Kw
— NIOSH (@NIOSH) August 5, 2020
Wildfire smoke can irritate your lungs, cause inflammation, affect your immune system, and make you more prone to lung infections, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that cause COVID-19. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, preparing for wildfires might be a little different this year. Know how wildfire smoke can affect you and your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to protect yourselves.
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