| Mold is bad for us, we all know that, but just | | | | typical allergy symptoms such as coughing, |
| what different kinds of mold are there? They | | | | sneezing, itchy or watery eyes, skin rashes, and |
| have been around since before the time of Christ | | | | etcetera. |
| and yet some people do not think that they need | | | | Toxic molds produce what are called mycotoxins |
| to be taken seriously as a real health threat. | | | | and even though these kinds of molds are not as |
| It grows everywhere and its one purpose in the | | | | common as allergenic or even pathogenic molds, |
| natural world is to decompose dead organic | | | | they are extremely dangerous. These molds can |
| matter. It is in our homes and on our lawns, on | | | | even cause the death of a person if the |
| our food and on our clothes. You cannot truly do | | | | circumstances are extreme enough and while |
| anything to completely get rid of it, but what you | | | | toxic black mold has become a common term |
| can do is educate yourself about what kinds of | | | | used in the news, it is usually referring to |
| mold there are, what they can do to you, and | | | | Stachybotrys atra or some other variant of |
| how you can get rid of them. | | | | Stachybotrys. |
| There are about three different categories that a | | | | This mold is typically found on wet items, |
| mold is classified into: pathogenic, allergenic, and | | | | especially on wet paper or woods. This mold has |
| toxic. The line between pathogenic molds and | | | | also been known to cause a baby to bleed from |
| toxic molds is a little difficult to discern, but the | | | | the lungs. |
| allergenic mold class is not as dangerous as the | | | | Pathogenic molds are molds that tend to cause |
| other two. | | | | opportunistic infections in people, such as |
| Allergenic molds can either cause allergies or make | | | | penicilliosis, which is the third most common |
| allergies that a person already has even worse. It | | | | opportunistic infection in HIV patients in southeast |
| can make such things as asthma and emphysema | | | | Asia. |
| aggravated and more difficult to deal with. | | | | This is a serious problem and anyone with a |
| The very young and the elderly particularly have | | | | weakened immune system is very much at risk |
| a problem with these molds, because their | | | | for contracting this condition, even if you are |
| immune systems are not as strong as a healthy | | | | simply traveling to the region for a few days. |
| young or middle aged adult. Symptoms include | | | | |