PHENOLOGICAL OBSERVATION OF ALLERGIC PLANTS AND IMPACT ON HEALTH

Background: For the last 40 years, allergies have been presented as diseases of modern lifestyle, which affect more and more people. Furthermore, they are becoming an increasing social problem, burdening society economically, through absence from work, school, daily activities, but also through treatment costs. Allergies are becoming a reason for difficult social contact for an increasing number of people. Subjects and methods: The materials used are the results of laboratory research and data collected during 2021, 2022 and 2023 from patients allergic to pollen at the Mostar Health Center. The Microsoft Excel 2013 software system was used to process the results. Results: The most common disease during 2021, 2022 and 2023 in the city of Mostar was vasomotor and allergic rhinitis, followed by rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis. The age group from 19 to 64 years was most susceptible to these diseases, and the age group from 7 to 14 years had a high percentage of these diseases. The other age groups studied did not stand out in terms of the frequency of the disease in any of the diseases. Conclusion: The research found that the most common disease during 2021, 2022 and 2023 was vasomotor and allergic rhinitis. The use of the globe protocol can help people suffering from pollen allergies. When monitoring phenological changes, no major deviations in the occurrence of leafing and flowering were found, except for the church grass, which is high in June. All other grasses had moderate concentrations during 2021, 2022 and 2023. There is a connection between the time of appearance of allergens in the air (spring) and the appearance of allergy symptoms. Keywords: Rhinitis, nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, Allergies, Allegic plant