Clearing the Air
Indoor Air Exposures and Asthma Exacerbation
Biological Agents
§ Sufficient evidence of a
causal relationship
§    Cat
§    Cockroach
§    House dust mite
§ Sufficient evidence of an
association
§    Dog
§    Fungi/Molds
§    Rhinovirus
§ Limited or Suggestive
Evidence of an Association
§    Domestic birds
§    Chlamydia and
     Mycoplasma
     pneumoniae
§    RSV
Chemical Agents
§ Sufficient evidence of a causal
relationship
§ Environmental tobacco
smoke (in preschool-
aged children)
§ Sufficient evidence of an
association
§    NO2, NOx (high levels)
§
Limited or suggestive
evidence of an association
§    Environmental tobacco
smoke (school-aged,
older    children and
adults)
§    Formaldehyde
§    Fragrances