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. 2009 May 22:149–156. doi: 10.1016/B978-032304289-5.10017-7

Table 17-2.

Aeroallergens that Trigger Asthma

Seasonal
  • Pollens
    • 1.
      Trees (ash, birch, maple, oak, walnut, others)
    • 2.
      Grasses (timothy, Kentucky blue grass, Bermuda, others)
    • 3.
      Weeds (ragweed, pigweed, cocklebur, lamb's quarters, others)
Perennial

  • House-dust mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae)

  • Animal (cat, dog, guinea pig, horse, hamster, mouse, others)

  • Cockroach (Blattella germanica, Periplaneta americana, Blattella orientalis)

Seasonal and Perennial

  • Molds (Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, others)