The article discusses the ongoing health impacts of the Los Angeles fires, particularly experienced by residents like Rachel Wald. Despite her neighborhood being safe, Wald noticed that her persistent cough and other symptoms were due to smoke inhalation rather than a cold. The fires have claimed at least 25 lives, destroyed around 12,000 homes, and burnt over 40,000 acres. While immediate response efforts focus on recovery, researchers emphasize the importance of recognizing and addressing the long-term health consequences of such disasters, which can linger for years.
"I don't think I was really recognizing how much of it was not the cold, but the smoke," she said.
Experts expect those impacts to linger... the health consequences that reverberate days, weeks, even years after the danger has passed.
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