10 days ago we entered the spring, and all parents of children asthmatic and allergic They have to be very alert to prevent their children from suffering the typical outbreaks of this era.
In Spain, they are already 600,000 children under 15 those who suffer from this disease, which can significantly affect the quality of life of the child. It is about knowing the symptoms well and how to avoid them, to get the child to lead a completely normal life.
In addition, in more than 60 percent of cases of childhood asthma, the disease persists into adulthood if you do not act on it, hence the importance of prevention. This year, in the community of Madrid, a new measure has been included to help us fight it. It's about a free sms message service to the mobile indicating the pollen levels of the Community that includes the prediction of banana, grass and olive pollen, which are the ones that most affect the allergic ones.
To receive them you must send a text message with the subject 'high pollen' to the phone 615 01 11 11. This measure will be available to the first 4,600 users who request it.
In addition, the General Directorate of Public Health and Food sends daily and until June 30, information on pollen levels in Madrid to people who send an email with the subject 'high pollen' to isp.polen@salud. madrid.org.
