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Toxic Mould Health
Effects |
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Medical Effects of
Exposure to Toxic Mould
The most common medical effects of exposure to toxic mould are:
1. Non-specific airway
inflammation.
2. Allergic
reaction [skin, eyes, nose].
3. Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis [an allergic lung disease].
4. Chronic
Fatigue-like symptoms [CFIDS].
5. Immune
suppression.
6. Central Nervous
System dysfunction [vertigo, memory, irritability,
concentration,and verbal dysfunction].
7.
Gastro-intestinal tract, heart, liver, and kidney damage.
8. Cancer
[carcinogenic mycotoxins].
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Lateral onychomycosis caused by alternaria
mould
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South
American Blastomycosis. Paracoccidioidomycosis: Mouth Mucosa in man caused
by
blastomyces mould
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isseminated
coccidioidomycosis caused by
coccidioides immitis |
Sources:
Johanning,
E., M.D.; Landsgergis, P., Ph.D.: Clinical
Findings Related to Indoor Fungal Exposure---Review of Clinical Data of a
Specialty Clinic; Bioaerosols, Fungi and Mycotoxins: Health Effects,
Assessment, Prevention and Control, 1999. |
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Most Common Mould
Health Symptoms
The
most frequent general mould health symptoms
that you or a family member or friend may be suffering from mould
contamination and mould infestation inside your home or workplace are as
follow:
chronic fatigue
memory loss or increased difficulty in remembering things or loss of
concentration, or
feeling lost or "disconnected" from what's happening around you
difficulties in logical thinking and learning
headaches
clear, thin,
watery mucus drips from your nose
thick,
green slime coming out of nose [from sinus cavities]
runny nose (rhinitis)
frequent bloody nose
coughing and
resulting sore lungs/chest
difficulty breathing
hives
itching of the nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
redness of the sclera (white of your eyes)
skin rashes
skin redness
sneezing
sneezing fits (more
than three sneezes in a row, happens repeatedly)
Mould Species->Specific
health problems associated with particular types of mould.
Mould Medical
Studies->Read medical studies and medical reports that link
exposure to mould infestation to resulting health problems.
Alzheimer's and
Mould-> Persons
who allegedly are Alzheimer's patients may really be mould victims,
especially victims of Stachybotrys mould that destroys brain tissue in a
similar way to Alzheimer's.
Mould and Pregnancy->More
information about pregnancy and mould-induced risks to both
mother and child.
School Mould Problem-->More
information on school mould problems.
Nursing Home Mould-->Read
more
information on nursing home mould problems, plus mould growth
resulting from no moisture barrier.
Mould contaminated home needs
mould inspection, mould testing, mould identification, mould sampling and
mould remediation to get rid of toxic mould which can cause severe health
effects and diseases to man, animals and plants and can also cause material
decay. More mould information on mould testing, mould remediation, and mould
products on the following pages:
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