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Pediatric asthma before treated should be prevented
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Insights
Atopic diseases like allergies and asthma are increasing globally. Primary prevention strategies are crucial for "high risk babies" born to parents with atopic conditions.
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
Background:
- Rising incidence, prevalence, and severity of atopic diseases worldwide.
- Significant increase observed over the past two decades.
- Infants of atopic parents ('high risk babies') are disproportionately affected.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate primary prevention strategies for atopic diseases.
- Focus on reducing allergy and asthma development in high-risk infants.
- Address the growing public health concern of atopic conditions.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent epidemiological data on atopic diseases.
- Analysis of risk factors in infants with a family history of atopy.
- Evaluation of current primary prevention approaches.
Main Results:
- Confirmation of the increasing trend in atopic disease burden.
- Identification of genetic and environmental factors contributing to risk.
- Highlighting the critical window for intervention in early life.
Conclusions:
- Primary prevention is essential for managing the rising tide of atopic diseases.
- Targeting high-risk infants offers a promising avenue for intervention.
- Further research into effective prevention strategies is warranted.
Abstract:
Several reports indicate an ongoing increase in the incidence, prevalence and severity of atopic diseases both in industrialized and developing countries. This prevalence is steadily increasing mainly in the last 20 years. Babies of atopic parents are particularly prone to develop atopic diseases, and for this reason they are called "high risk babies". During the last decade, great interest has been devoted to prevent the development of allergy and asthma in such babies (primary prevention).