Article: Environmental allergens and irritants in schools: a focus on asthma. (Research Papers).

Indoor allergens such as cat and rodent dander, cockroach, dust mites, and fungi/mold have all been implicated in exacerbating asthma symptoms among sensitized individuals. Exposure to dust mites also may cause development of asthma among susceptible children. (1-6) While some studies suggest that exposure to other agents, such as cockroach and fungi, also may increase the risk of developing asthma, the evidence is not conclusive. (1)

Although children spend seven or more hours in school each day, few environmental surveys have been conducted in the school environment, (7-10) and only the groups led by Dungy (7) and by Neuberger (9) characterize schools in the ...

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