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2. Mold health issues - Wikipedia

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   When mold spores are inhaled by an immunocompromised individual, some mold spores may begin to grow on living tissue, [28] attaching to cells along the respiratory tract and causing further problems. [29] [30] Generally, when this occurs, the illness is an epiphenomenon and not the primary pathology. Also, mold may produce mycotoxins, either ...

3. Farmer's lung - Wikipedia

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   Farmer's lung occurs because repeated exposure to antigens, found in the mold spores of hay, crops, and animal feed, triggers an allergic reaction within the farmer's immune system. [5] The defense mechanisms of the body present as cold and flu-like symptoms that occur in individuals who experience either acute or chronic reactions.

4. Fungal pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   Fungal pneumonia is an infection of the lungs by fungi. It can be caused by either endemic or opportunistic fungi or a combination of both. Case mortality in fungal pneumonias can be as high as 90% in immunocompromised patients, [1] [2] though immunocompetent patients generally respond well to anti-fungal therapy.

5. 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 ...

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

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   Mold allergies are present in a minority of the population that is genetically predisposed to mold, and usually this allergy is not life threatening. Black molds, or so called toxic molds, can ...

7. The Main Symptoms of Mold Exposure

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   Mold exposure can cause several health problems. Here are the symptoms of mold exposure, as well as treatment and how to clean mold according to doctors.