National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The relationship between air quality and human health has been indisputably evidenced in the literature. In indoor environments this quality can be influenced by the presence of microorganisms. In these places, fungi find every favorable condition for their growth and development. Factors such as temperature, relative humidity, infiltrations in the building structure and availability of nutrients may be associated with the success of the presence of fungi in indoor air. Fungi can put at risk the health of occupants of a given environment, favoring the emergence of allergies and serious infections. In the hospital context, patients, professionals and visitors can have their health compromised by the presence of airborne fungi that can cause serious damage. Allergens produced by various species of fungi are known to affect susceptible people and are related to allergic diseases like asthma and rhinitis. In this review we highlight the participation of some fungi as one of the main indoor air contaminants and the risk of aerial exposure to these microorganisms in hospital environments.
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