Thunder fever sounds fake, but it's a real danger to asthma sufferers
When spring and summer storms strike, asthma attacks can get worse.
By Claire Maldarelli May 21, 2018
"Thunder fever" can happen when thunderstorm conditions help to create massive numbers of tiny pollen particles in the air that we breathe.
Last week a bizarre and ominous term surfaced online: thunder fever. The term refers to the idea that certain thunderstorm conditions put people with asthma at an increased risk of an attack; far more so than during any other weather pattern.
Is thunder fever real?
No scientific journal actually references the term itself, but the underlying idea appears to hold some truth: Certain conditions during thunderstorms generate massive amounts of tiny pollen particles that pose a danger to asthma sufferers.
https://www.popsci.com/thunder-fever-asthma#page-3
