&EPA
               THE ASTHMA GOLDFISH
                  AND HIS
  An educational tool to help parents and
  children learn more about asthma triggers.

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 Things that make asthma
 worse are called triggers.
Triggers can be inside gour
   home and school.
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR
 ASTHMA TRIGGERS?
  Dust Mites
  Mold
  Secondhand
  Smoke
  Pet Dander
Pollen
Cold Air
Respiratory
Infections

Exercise
  Cockroaches D Others

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   Droppings and body parts
  from cockroaches can trigger
asthma. Clean up food and water
  so cockroaches have nothing
        to eat or drink.
EXIT
     Get this cockroach
     out of the kitchen!

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   Secondhand smoke comes
from other people's cigarettes,,
 cigars, or pipes. Don't allow
 smoking in your home or car.
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     Connect the dots to
         a smoke free home!

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      Your pet's skin flakes (dander)
          can trigger asthma.
      Find a new home for gour pet
       or keep your pet outside.
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                       BIRD
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    Dust mites are ting bugs
gou cannot see. Dust mites live
 in  mattresses, pillows, carpets,
    bed covers, clothes, and
  stuffed animals. Cover gour
  mattress and pillow in dust
        proof covers.
   I am a dust mite. Find
   and circle the places
        where I live.

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Work with  gour doctor
      to  create an
      ASTHMA PLAN
  that  works for you]
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      and avoid triggers.
HJTake medications as directed.

  Know what to do during
  an asthma attack.
  Keep emergencg phone
  numbers handg.
                     Indoor Environments Division (6609J)
                     Office of Air and Radiation
                     EPA 402-F-04-008 February 2004

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