Zentrum für Klimaresilienz, Universität Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2022;268:367-390. doi: 10.1007/164_2021_495.
The prevalence of allergic diseases is increasing rapidly and has already reached an epidemic level. Two major drivers of this development are climate change and globalization, which both induce an increase in allergens. Concomitant climate change fosters the spreading of the latter on a global scale. The increase in allergens not only aggravates the symptoms and the degree of suffering for patients who already are allergic, but also gives rise to new cases of allergies. The distribution of allergies in society follows a steep socioeconomic gradient worldwide. According to well-established theories of justice such a distribution of the allergy burden is unfair. This fact adds a major ethical dimension and challenge to the allergy epidemic. This chapter draws on the key points of policies for allergy prevention and treatment. It shows how related programs and measures can be conceptualized and prioritized according to the principles of distributional justice.
过敏疾病的患病率正在迅速增加，已达到流行水平。这一发展的两个主要驱动因素是气候变化和全球化，它们都导致过敏原的增加。伴随气候变化，后者在全球范围内传播得更广。过敏原的增加不仅使已经过敏的患者的症状和痛苦程度加重，而且还会引发新的过敏病例。过敏在社会中的分布呈现出全球范围内陡峭的社会经济梯度。根据既定的正义理论，这种过敏负担的分布是不公平的。这一事实给过敏流行带来了一个重大的伦理维度和挑战。本章借鉴了过敏预防和治疗政策的要点。它展示了如何根据分配正义的原则来构思和优先考虑相关的计划和措施。
