Mycotoxicosis, or “mold poisoning,” can affect the upper respiratory system with symptoms like those of a cold or flu. Additional symptoms brought on by mycotoxins are especially harmful or even fatal to someone with allergies or asthma. Common mold poisoning symptoms...
Go to: Fungi are major plant and insect pathogens, but they are not nearly as important as agents of disease in vertebrates, i.e., the number of medically important fungi is relatively low. Frank growth of fungi on animal hosts produces the diseases collectively...
Knowledge about air duct cleaning is in its early stages, so a blanket recommendation cannot be offered as to whether you should have your air ducts in your home cleaned. Duct cleaning has never been shown to actually prevent health problems. Neither do studies...
The drooping blades of a mold-covered ceiling fan are seen in a damaged house in the Lower Ninth Ward on December 24, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: Ethan Miller Getty Images One of the biggest issues surrounding flooding after natural disasters is mold, a...
Starting from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and World Health Organization (WHO) reports, this review provides an overview of the literature published from 2006 to 2017 on the associations between indoor mould exposure and asthma and rhinitis separately in children...
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