- They may be cuddly, but cats are one of the top triggers for asthma. Dogs (and horses) can also cause symptoms.
- Whether first-hand, second-hand or third-hand (smoke that lingers), cigarette smoke is a potent trigger.
- Viral Infections, like the common cold, cause inflammation and wheezing, especially in children.
- When sunlight strikes pollution from automobiles, factories and power plants, smog results, wreaking havoc on the lungs of asthmatics.
- These microscopic cousins of the spider live in your mattress, sofa, carpet and stuffed animals. It is their droppings that make many asthmatics wheeze.
- Ragweed is a mighty foe: one plant can produce a billion grains of pollen in a fall season. Pollen from trees (spring) and grass (summer) can also trigger asthma symptoms.
- This fungus grows in damp, humid environments both indoors and outdoors. Its spores cause allergic asthma symptoms
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