Aneurologist at hte Laogs State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Olumide Idowu, gave an insight into the dangers faced by pupils of a school like Irepodun Primary School, Agege, who are consistently exposed to vehicle fumes
Apart from the discomfort of inhaling vehicle fume, he daid there are some long term impacts on pupils who are exposed to it that parents should be worried about.
He said, "Depending on the exposure dosage, pupils exposed to carbon monoxide and other poisonous exhaust fumes may exhibit symptoms whose source may be untraceable.
"This is a peculiar problem in the third world. Exhaust Exhaust fumes especially if they are vehicles that use diesels are dangerous, not just because of the carbon monoxide but some produce fume that are known to cause cancer, especially if it chronic exposure.
"Carbon monoxide definitely can affect the central nervous system, the hear. Sometimes, the symtoms would be non-specific;headaches, light-headedness that youy cannot really trace to a particular origin. Sometimes, if the dosage they are exposed to is not much, they may not show acute symptoms.
"They may be managing now, but depending on the amonut of exposure, in the long run, it may affect their ability to memories and some of them may develop a kind of blindness in which eyes would function properly but the brain that interpret what the eyes see may no longer do so because a part of the brain is demaged.
"Unlike carbon monoxide, which is not carcinogenic, definitely it can affect the central nervous system, the heart. Sometimes, if the dosage they are exposted to is not much, they may not show acute symptoms. More or less, it demages the cells slowly.
"A brain cell is supposed to be well nourished with oxygen. Now id you have a decrease in the oxygen level or if oxygen is not being supplied in adequate amount, the brain may not function well."
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