If you’ve been waking up with itchy eyes, nasal drip and a scratchy throat, the culprit probably isn’t the novel coronavirus.
It’s more likely caused by the advent of allergy season in Western Washington, causing those with sensitive respiratory systems to inhale the irritants from Seattle’s blossoming spring season.
Allergy season usually begins when the weather starts to warm, causing an increase in pollen production. The Northwest Asthma and Allergy Center’s daily pollen count stood at 208 cubic picometer on Friday, just edging into “high” territory.
According to the center, seven varieties of trees pollinate from March through April: maple, hazelnut, cedar/juniper, alder, elm, birch and cottonwood/poplar trees. While the
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