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• <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> Institute of Medicine, 2004 <br /> • <br /> TABLE ES-2 Summary of Findings Regarding the Association Between <br /> Health Outcomes and the Presence of Mold or Other Agents in Damp <br /> • indotir Environments' <br /> • <br /> Sufficient Evidence of a Causal Relationship <br /> (no outcomes tier this definition) <br /> Sufficient Evidence of an Association• - <br /> Upper respiratory(nasal and throat)tract sympnnns Wheeze <br /> • <br /> • Asthma symptoms in sensitized asthmatic(sersons ' 'Cough <br /> Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in susceptible perconsb <br /> Limited or Suggestive Evidence of an Association <br /> • <br /> Lower respiratory illness in otherwise-healthy children <br /> Inadequate or Insufficient Evidence to Determine Whether an Association Exists <br /> Dyspnea(shortness of breath) Skin symptoms <br /> Airflow obstruction(in otherwise-healthy persons) Asthma development <br /> Mucous membrane irritation syndrome Gastrointestinal tract problems <br /> • <br /> Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Fatigue <br /> Inhalation fevers Immoccupational exposures) Neurop<ychiatnc symptoms <br /> Lower respiratory illness in otherwise-heSdthy adults Cancer <br /> Rheumatologic and ruiner immune diseases Reproductive effects <br /> Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants - <br /> ((These conclusions arc not applicable to immunocompromised persons.who ate at increased <br /> risk for fungal colonization or opportunistic infections. <br /> I'For mold or bacteria in damp indoor environments. <br /> • <br /> World Health ---.-� m:.p: <br /> Organization. WHO <br /> Guidelines for. ac • <br /> Indoor Air Quality: .z. ^few" ;'4 :._ <br /> Dampness • <br /> and %31,rN,ESs <br /> • r ' I3.: lO.ULD . <br /> Mould. 2009. <br /> Copenhagen, WHO • �' t • � � . <br /> Regional Office for <br /> Europe.• <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> ti,Y <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> 86 • A. 19 <br />