Keeping children away from known allergic triggers during the first year of life may help prevent asthma from developing, according to Canadian doctors. They found that children were less likely to develop asthma and allergies if parents breast fed them, kept pets away from them, kept the environment as free of household dust as possible, and avoided exposure to cigarette smoke. This was true even if asthma ran in the family. Doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas say dust and smoke are key allergy and asthma triggers. Another home allergen to watch out for is mold.
Mold is likely to appear when there's been flooding, or if conditions are damp.
Doctors in Minnesota say if you notice mold in your home, first look for a way to stop moisture from getting into that area. Next clean the mold out by washing surfaces with soap and water and disinfecting with a bleach solution. If you can't disinfect items, you'll need to discard them. Let's look at the down side of cleanliness. Today we have the technology to kill germs on contact.