Early Exposure To Molds Linked To Childhood Asthma

According to a recent research study, infants' exposure to molds play a role in childhood asthma.
Researchers analyzed data over 7 years on 176 children. It was an allergy and air pollution study using the environmental relative moldiness index (ERMI).

RESULT- According to the report, 31 of the 176 children were asthmatic at age 7.
Children living in a high ERMI home at age 1 had twice the risk of developing asthma as children who lived in an ERMI home of less that 5'2. A high ERMI is one with an ERMI value of 5.2 or more.

There was no link between children living in a high ERMI home at age 7 and asthma at age 7.
The findings indicate that exposure to molds in infancy can lead to the disorder in childhood.