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2. Is This Toxic Mold? How To Know If It's In Your House—And Why ...

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   Mold illness isn’t easy to define, and the path from home mold growth to debilitating chronic health symptoms is complicated. But often the story starts like this: Moisture in a home can cause ...

3. Man Suffers Collapsed Lung, Develops Sepsis from Black Mold ...

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   A 32-year-old man ended up with a collapsed lung and the near-fatal infection sepsis from inhaling spores due to excessive mold in his apartment. Matthew Langsworth, who lives in council housing ...

4. Mold health issues - Wikipedia

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   More than half of adult workers in moldy/humid buildings suffer from nasal or sinus symptoms due to mold exposure. [11] Prevention of mold exposure and its ensuing health issues begins with the prevention of mold growth in the first place by avoiding a mold-supporting environment. Extensive flooding and water damage can support extensive mold ...

5. Aspergillosis - Wikipedia

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   A similar aspergillosis outbreak caused by mouldy grain killed 500 mallards in Iowa in 2005. [citation needed] While no connection has been found between aspergillosis and the H5N1 strain of avian influenza (commonly called "bird flu"), rapid die-offs caused by aspergillosis can spark fears of bird flu outbreaks. Laboratory analysis is the only ...

6. Experts say mold can cause respiratory issues. But it’s not ...

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   Kansas’ landlord-tenant act does not specifically name mold as a habitability problem. Some tenants say they would like to see that change. Experts say mold can cause respiratory issues.

7. Sick building syndrome - Wikipedia

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   These aromatic carbon rings / VOCs can cause acute and chronic health effects in the occupants of a building, including cancer, paralysis, lung failure, and others. Bacterial spores, fungal spores, mold spores, pollen, and viruses are types of biological contaminants and can all cause allergic reactions or illness described as SBS.

8. Stachybotrys chartarum - Wikipedia

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   Stachybotrys chartarum (/ s t æ k iː ˈ b ɒ t r ɪ s tʃ ɑː r ˈ t ɛər ə m /, stak-ee-BO-tris char-TARE-əm, [2] also known as black mold [3] is a species of microfungus that produces its conidia in slime heads. Because of misinformation, S. chartarum has been inappropriately referred to as toxic mold. A variety of health problems have ...

9. It's Cold & Flu Season: Here's How to Tell if Your Senior ...

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   Pneumonia can be caused by a buildup of bacteria, viruses, or fungi in the lungs. There are several types of bacteria that can cause pneumonia, some typical and some atypical.