In recent decades a number of authors have argued that allergen exposure is the major primary cause of asthma and that the global increases in mites allergic asthma prevalence are associated with the increases of exposure to mites-allergens.

• 摘要抗原暴露作为哮喘病因，是近几十年来许多学者争论的焦点，并提出全球粉螨性哮喘发病率增高归因于粉螨抗原暴露的增加。