Danger from hay fever: One in three develops asthma!.. As of: April 1, 2024, 5:00 p.m By: Susanne Sasse CommentsPressSplit For many people, hay fever is simply an annoying side effect of spring.

But be careful: anyone who takes the runny nose and watery eyes lightly is running a big risk: one in three children with hay fever will develop asthma! Prof. Jürgen Behr heads the pulmonology department at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich (LMU)