Childhood Asthma

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004857",
  "term": "Childhood Asthma",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Children who live, attend school, or play near major roadways are more susceptible to asthma. Children living in rural areas experience different environmental exposures than those living in urban areas. Children in agricultural settings often live, play, and work on farms, with children as young as 5 years old participating in farm chores. The study observed that children in this region were mainly exposed to organic dusts, such as grain and cotton dusts,or dusts generated in dairy barns. Other exposures that influenced asthma development were animal-derived proteins, common allergens, and low concentrations of irritants. The asthma prevalence in rural children rivaled that of children in large Midwestern cities. These results counter the preconceived idea that rural life has a protective effect for childhood asthma.",
  "references": [
    "NIEHS/EPA Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers Impact Report: Protecting children's health where they live, learn, and play. EPA Publication No. EPA/600/R-17/407 at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-10/documents/niehs_epa_childrens_centers_ impact_report_2017_0.pdf?pdf=chidrens-center-report."
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/childhood-asthma/"
}