Clearing the Air
Indoor Air Exposures and Asthma Development
Biological Agents
§ Sufficient evidence of a
causal relationship
§     House dust mite
§ Sufficient evidence of an
association
§     None found
§ Limited or suggestive
evidence of an association
§      Cockroach (in
       preschool-aged
       children)
§      Respiratory syncytial
       virus (RSV)
Chemical Agents
§ Sufficient evidence of a
causal relationship
§ None found
§ Sufficient evidence of an
association
§ Environmental tobacco
smoke (in preschool-
aged children)
§ Limited or suggestive
evidence of an association
§    None found