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cord-279138-dmhphgp5	Deek, Sarah A.	Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution Implications on COVID-19 Severity	2020-09-28		.txt	text/plain	1544	88	35	Populations in areas with higher levels of air pollution both indoors and outdoors show increased mortality rates when infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this paper, fine particulate matter (PM) is identified as a source of disrupted activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis; therefore, a contributable variable to COVID-19 mortality. Populations in areas with higher levels of air pollution both indoors and outdoors show increased mortality rates when infected with coronavirus disease 2019 . In this paper, fine particulate matter (PM) is identified as a source of disrupted activation of the hypothalamicpituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis; therefore, a contributable variable to COVID-19 mortality. Therefore, chronic exposure to fine PM may be contributable variable that disrupts HPA system activation typically associated with the altered regulation of circulating glucocorticoids resulting in inefficient or delayed immune response to COVID-19 infection.	./cache/cord-279138-dmhphgp5.txt	./txt/cord-279138-dmhphgp5.txt