Diseases caused or worsened by poor indoor air quality #
There doesn’t appear to be a single exhaustive list of diseases caused by poor indoor air quality. Therefore, this list is unlikely to be complete. Nonetheless, there are a broad range of diseases that can be caused or worsened by poor indoor air quality including:
- Legionnaires’ disease
- Asthma
- Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD)
- Heart attack and stroke
- Lung cancer
- Breast cancer
- Anus/anal canal cancer
- Larynx cancer
- Lip cancer
- Pleural mesothelioma
- Liver cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Asbestosis
- Infectious diseases including COVID19, colds, influenza, pneumonia, whooping cough, tuberculosis
- Lead poisoning
- Cognitive decline
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Schizophrenia
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)