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Institute of Medicine; <br /> Committee on Damp <br /> Indoor Spaces and ;' <br /> Health. 2004. Damp =oo ' ; ,> <br /> Indoor Spaces and ° ,, ,� 4,ii, <br /> a <br /> Dam Indoor Spaces <br /> Health. National p D HEALTH <br /> Academies Press, ., .w » . ," #,, <br /> Washington, DC ', k � ; <br /> 1 <br /> v <br /> .i a .. .�, <br /> , - N <br /> isel• <br /> gas. . T <br /> Institute of Medicine, 2004 <br /> TABLE ES-I Summary of Findings Regarding the Association Between <br /> Health Outcomes and Exposure to Damp Indoor Environments" <br /> Sufficient Evidence of a Causal Relationship <br /> (no outcomes met this definition) <br /> Sufficient Evidence of an Association <br /> Upper respiratory(nasal and throat)tract symptoms Wheeze <br /> Cough Asthma symptoms in sensitized <br /> asthmatic persons <br /> Limited or Suggestive Evidence of an Association <br /> Dyspnca(shortness of breath) Asthma development <br /> Tower respiratory illness in otherwise-healthy <br /> children <br /> Inadequate or Insufficient Evidence to Determine Whether an Association Exists <br /> Airflow obstruction(in otherwise-healthy persons) Skin symptoms <br /> Mucous membrane irritation syndrome Gastrointestinal tract problems <br /> Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Fatigue <br /> Inhalation fevers Inonoccupational exposures) Neuropsychiatric symptoms <br /> Lower respiratory illness in otherwise-healthy adults Cancer <br /> Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants Reproductive effects <br /> Rheumarologic and other <br /> immune diseases <br /> °Thew conclusions are Int applicable to immunocompromised persons,who are at increased <br /> risk for fungal colonization or opportunistic infections. <br /> Bt . Ig . 18 <br />