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Environmental pollution is a concerning risk factor for worldwide morbidity and mortality as it has a unique connection with respiratory diseases. Gaseous pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and other particulate matter majorly contribute to the environmental pollution. Cigarette smoke constitutes these gaseous pollutants and affects both active and passive smokers. On the other hand small fragment of pollen grain with a diameter of 10 micron or less are inhalable and can cause severe airway hyperresponsiveness and other respiratory disorders like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, oral and peripheral cancers, and cardiovascular complications. These respiratory disorders can cause neurological injury contributing to cognitive decline. This review is an attempt to bring forward the effect of such environmental pollutants on respiratory inflammations that can progressively lead to neurological disorder.
Keywords: Environmental pollutants, cigarette smoke, pollen, respiratory inflammation, neurological disorder.