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Mold Heath Biology Questions

Biology mold base:

Fungi share some basic similarities with plants and bacteria, but are not plants or bacteria. It is their own kingdom, the Kingdom of Fungi.

Mold and mildew terms are used interchangeably by lay people but by some definitions more precise, the powder mildew is growing that attacks and grows on living plants while molds are often fuzzy and grow in all types of wet surfaces. Molds, molds and other fungi usually reproduce by forming and releasing spores into the air. Most of the spores inside are only 3-15 microns in diameter, some spores are a few hundreds of microns long, but they are still only a few microns diameter. The human eye can at best see objects that are more than 10 microns in diameter. allergens and toxins known as mycotoxins are also mainly found in different fungi spores. These substances can be found in the spores alive or dead.

Toxic Mold

Mycotoxins are chemicals that are sometimes produced by several species of toxic mushrooms. These toxins are real and are powerful weapons used by toxic mold in a sort of microbial warfare to help them compete with other bacteria and fungi. Toxic molds are common in Florida, but the spores mold in homes, even if they are potentially toxic producing types and high levels are not automatically at sufficiently high to cause toxic effects in humans by inhalation. It takes a lot of inhaled spores to poison a person. Currently, there is controversy whether exposure to levels of residential mold spores are still high enough to cause toxic effects on humans. Toxicities mycotoxins on humans and livestock mold that causes serious illness or death by accidental ingestion of toxic mold, etc. have been well documented in the scientific literature. Effects of heavy exposure to toxic mold are numerous, but only two are the most common immune suppression and liver cancer. Mycotoxins are a consequence of headache, sore throat, hair loss, flu symptoms, diarrhea, fatigue, dermatitis, general malaise (tiredness) and psychological depression. "(Croft et al, 1986, Jarvis 1995)." Other responses referred to mycotoxin exposure includes skin rashes, skin lesions and gastrointestinal tract, and interference with the formation blood cells. "(Sorenson, 1993).

hay man and exposure to Stachybotrys mold infested horse which caused toxic reactions in Ukraine during the years 1920 or 1930 well documented. exposure level of mycotoxins such as industrial processing facilities peanut, composting facilities, or farms has caused problems documented toxigenic and severe allergenic. Many farm animals died from eating food contaminated with toxic molds, in extreme cases that took place in mid-1960 100.000 turkeys died in England after moldy food consumption shipped from Brazil. The causative agent was aflatoxin from the mold Aspergillus flavus. In many such cases of poisoning Exposure to mycotoxins and feed is well documented by scientists and physicians. For more information on documented cases mycotoxocosis and indicate the fifth kingdom, by Brice Kindrick or Bioaerosols from ACGIH by Harriett Burge.

It is very important not to panic but consider that to achieve these serious side effects, toxic molds like Stachybotrys and others may be:

1. consumed mold contaminated foods,
2. physically handled so that excessive physical contact between human skin and the mold, or
3. mycotoxins must be exposed to living cells in the laboratory.

Several studies have shown that levels of mycotoxins encountered by breathing mold spores in your home or office appear to be too low to cause toxic reactions in humans. Of course, future studies may or can not change this current opinion held by many is research. Synergistic effects of different types of indoor air pollution and mycotoxins mixing can be more powerful than individual mycotoxin exposures. Fortunately scientists are not in the business to conduct comprehensive studies toxicity developed in humans.

However, asthma attacks, allergies, and sinus infections from mold appear to be very common and can give as much pain as I was poisoned.

INFECTIOUS MOLDS

According to a study from the Mayo Clinic, sinusitis caused by fungal growth fibers or balls of fungus fibers in the sinus cavities is not uncommon. This is caused by Aspergillus common Fusarium and Curvularia species. Aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus species growing in the lungs more often A.fumigatus, A. flavus, A. and A. Niger territus species usually occurs in people whose immune system committed or a history of lung disease that resulted in past lung damage. Town Candida albicans that causes yeast infections is a major cause of serious nosocomial infections (hospital acquired) fungal infections. Capsulatium Histoplasma and Cryptococcus neoformans are very dangerous yeast like molds that should be presumed to be present in any bird droppings, but are mainly a concern when spread to humans through inhalation of particles by the accumulation of pigeon, starling, bat and feces. Coccidioides immitis mold spores are spread across the dusty ground, the U.S. Southwest, which sometimes causes valley fever, but other times the same fungus can be deadly. Almost all fungi can cause infections in people whose immune system.

Detection of infectious fungi such as but not limited to the above and the identification of fungi to determine the species not part of most mold inspections.

Asthma and Allergies HYPERSENSITIVITY DISEASES

An allergic reaction occurs when your body proteins of the immune system mistakes the spores of harmless mold or other allergens as if these proteins have been attempts to infect bacteria body. The body's immune system, feeling threatened releases histamines into the bloodstream and histamine is what actually causes coughing, sneezing and watery eyes. immune system proteins, the other person in the mold spores error as a microbial threat, and therefore do not develop allergic reactions. Asthma is a condition in which the air bag of small structures similar in the lungs called alveoli can contract and exhale air, but no right can be extended with a new life. Mold and other substances are common triggers asthma. allergic conditions and asthma related to mold in homes are very common and very serious and must be treated and not ignored. Many serious hypersensitivity diseases in humans, such as lung bakers, wood workers lung and others are the result of exposure to molds by persons working in industries that give rise to long-term exposure to high levels spores. Hypersensitivity diseases have been well documented in the field of science and medicine. According to the assessment of bioaerosols and control Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a disease that results from a hypersensitivity to repeated exposure to long-term concentrations high counts of mold or other antigens, this condition can occur in industry or agriculture where spore levels are high, it may also occur in moldy offices or homes, which produces symptoms similar to pneumonia with fever, cough, tightness chest, pulmonary infiltrates and respiratory problems. Once sensitized, individuals may react to very low often ignoring concentrations of antigenic material.

The organic dust toxic syndrome is a flu like illness resulting from exposure to short-term very high levels of spores, the levels may be encountered by workers doing large mold remediation jobs without using respirator protection. The symptoms appear several hours or a day or more after exposure and symptoms disappear after a day or days.

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Daryl Watters has a bachelors degree in education for teaching biology and general science and is a certified mold inspector, certified home inspector, and certified indoor environmentalist providing building inspections in South Florida since 1993. For more information visit
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