Dampness and Mold in the Indoor Environment: Implications for Asthma

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• Personal Author:
  Cox-Ganser, Jean M. ; Park JH ; Sahakian NM
• Description:
  This article presents epidemiologic findings pertinent to asthma and asthma-like symptoms in relation to exposure to dampness/mold in homes, schools, and workplaces. With regard to specific agents found in damp indoor environments that may play a role in asthma, it concentrates on mold (used synonymously with fungi) and includes some findings on bacteria. The literature on asthma in relation to dust mite or cockroach allergens is not addressed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Movements Bacteria Dust Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Epidemiology Fungi Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air-flow Bacterial-dusts Breathing Dust-exposure Dust-inhalation Dust-particles Dusts Environmental-exposure Environmental-factors Environmental-hazards Environmental-health-monitoring Fungal-infections Lung-burden Lung-function Molds Pulmonary-congestion Pulmonary-function

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• ISSN:
  0889-8561
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  485-505
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034351
• Citation:
  Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2008 Aug; 28(3):485-505
• Contact Point Address:
  N. Sahakian, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS-H2800, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  NSakahian@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5ffb624a8b927778f549ae3ed55951cbb48b96069527faa7d4091c9f001862f03e7270e57f7cb314a9db18071a01aafad22f12805a0fa1659ec5eeaf3176c17b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189589/cdc_189589_DS1.pdf
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