Search for dissertations about: "Pet homes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Pet homes.

  2. 1. Katten också! Exponering för pälsdjur och dess konsekvenser för pälsdjursallergiska barn

    Author : Ann-Charlotte Egmar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Allergens; BAMSE; Can f 1; cat; child; CHQ; dog; horse; environment; Fel d 1; heredity; HRQOL; pet allergy; prevention;

    Abstract : In Sweden about 40-50 % of the population has furred pets at home, primarily a cat or a dog, and about 1520% of the population is allergic to pets. Allergic symptoms may be provoked among pet allergic individuals by direct or indirect exposure to furred pets. READ MORE

  4. 2. Exposure to indoor allergens and relation to sensitization and asthma in children

    Author : Abdul Kashem Mohamma Munir; Ulrich Wahn; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The indoor environment plays a major role for sensitization and elicitation of allergic disease. In this thesis major allergens from house dust mite, cats and dogs were quantitated in dust samples from various indoor locations, i.e. homes of children, Day-care centers and schools. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cat and dog allergens : dispersal, exposure and health effects in childhood

    Author : Catarina Malmros; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Child; asthma; allergy and immunology; cats; dogs; allergens; IgE; schools; clothing; PEF; heredity; prospective studies; confounding factors; primary prevention; environment and public health;

    Abstract : The association between pet ownership in childhood and subsequent asthma and sensitisation is very controversial. Intriguing but contradictory reports have caused considerable uncertainty in families who wish to avoid asthma and allergic disease in their children. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cat allergen exposure at school : evaluation of sampling methods and allergen avoidance strategies

    Author : Anne-Sophie Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : School; child; cat allergen; Fel d 1; exposure; sampling; allergen avoidance; cat owner;

    Abstract : Cat allergy is the most common allergy among school children in Sweden. Cat allergen is ubiquitous in school premises and other public places and this indirect exposure to cat may induce symptoms among cat sensitized children with asthma. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cats as a biomarker for exposure to POPs in home environments : – with focus on brominated chemicals and associations to feline hyperthyroidism

    Author : Jessica Norrgran Engdahl; Åke Bergman; Adrian Covaci; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; miljökemi; Environmental Chemistry;

    Abstract : In this thesis, body burden of brominated chemicals such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and brominated phenolic substances are explored. The external exposure of cats to these compounds from house dust and their food was also investigated. READ MORE