If you went to your doctor and asked him or her about asthma prevention, the advice you would likely get would be to “avoid triggers”. And this is in no way bad advice. People with asthma should try to keep their immediate environment as free as possible from things that typically trigger an asthma attack.
An EPA/Berkeley Lab study found that 21 percent of the 21.8 million asthma cases can be attributed to dampness and mold exposure in the home.
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An EPA/Berkeley Lab study found that 21 percent of the 21.8 million asthma cases can be attributed to dampness and mold exposure in the home.
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Mold exposure is a major asthma trigger, yet most doctors never ask their patients about their home environments. Doctors need to be made aware of mold's connections to respiratory ailments and make home environment part of their assessment process with every patient.