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 * Indoor air problems - CNN Health**

Figures are hard to come by, but studies have estimated that a third or more of U.S. schools have mold, dust and other indoor air problems serious enough to provoke respiratory issues like asthma in students and teachers.

A national survey of school nurses found that 40% knew children and staff adversely affected by indoor pollutants. Indoor air affects more than health. A growing body of research suggests students also perform better in schools with healthier air. "If you get an unhealthy building, you're not going to have a successful school," said Lily Eskelsen, vice president of the National Education Association, the largest teachers' union in the United States. "Asthma is the number one chronic illness that keeps kids out of school, and it's growing," Eskelsen added.

Melissa Asselin home schools her son Matthew, 9, after she concluded his school was making him sick. About one in 10 children in the United States now has asthma, which causes them to miss an average of four days of school a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. John Santilli, a Connecticut allergist, says he has treated dozens of students sickened by school air. Even when children don't miss school, he said, the medications they take for asthma and conditions like rhinitis, an allergic reaction to mold or dust, can make it harder for them to do their best work. "They're on antihistamines, they're on nasal sprays, they're on asthma medications, and this limits their ability to perform," Santilli said. "These kids can't concentrate. They can't focus on what's going on."

Dr. Santilli says about 20% to 30% of people are susceptible to mold or dust, which triggers an allergic reaction. The resulting symptoms can include itchy eyes, runny nose, coughing, headaches, fatigue, even memory problems and slowed thinking. "It takes a lot to make you sick, but it takes very little exposure once you're sensitized to provoke symptoms," Santilli said. "As time goes on, it takes more and more out of you, and you get sicker and sicker."

室内空气问题 - CNN的健康

具体数字是很难得到的，但经过研究估计有三个或者更多的美国学校有霉菌，灰尘和其他室内空气问题，甚至严重到影响老师和学生呼吸系统，比如哮喘病. 在整个国家的学校，护士发现40％的知道孩子们和工作人员的影响是来自室内污染.

室内空气污染影响了健康. 越来越多的研究表明，在学校里，学生也会有更好执行健康的空气.

“如果你得到一个不健康的建筑,你不会有一个成功的学校. “莉莉Eskelsen说， 副总统的国家教育协会称,在美国是最大的教师工会. ”哮喘是第一位慢性疾病，让孩子们离开学校，而且这个数字正在增加. “ Eskelsen补充道.

梅利莎Asselin的家庭学校她的儿子马修,9岁,她还说他的学校让他生病了. 在美国，10个孩子里大约一个会有哮喘，这让他们大概每年缺席4天,这是根据美国疾病控制和预防中心. 美国康涅狄格州的一位过敏专科医师约翰Santilli博士说, 他大概治疗过几十个因为学校空气而生病的，甚至当孩子们没有缺席学校. 他说：”他们采取药物治疗对哮喘，比如鼻炎、对模具得过敏反应或灰尘,可以使它变得更困难并且他们做最好的工作. “他们是抗组胺药,他们是鼻腔喷雾剂,它们是哮喘药物,这限制了他们的表演能力. ” Santilli说. “这些孩子注意力不能集中. 他们不能集中精神是怎么回事.

Santilli博士说大约20%到30%的人对霉菌或灰尘敏感,从而触发过敏性反应. 产生的症状可包括眼睛发痒,流鼻涕、咳嗽、头痛、疲劳、甚至记忆问题的思考,并降低. “这会让你经常生病,但是它只消很少曝光，一旦你致引起症状,“Santilli说. “随着时间的推移,你会愈来愈来严重. ”