Exposure to Elevated Levels of Mold Causes
Serious Health Problems
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"Molds are usually not a
problem indoors, unless mold spores land on a wet or damp spot and begin
growing.
Molds have the potential to cause health problems. Molds
produce allergens (substances that can cause allergic reactions), irritants,
and in some cases, potentially toxic substances (mycotoxins). Inhaling or
touching mold or mold spores may cause allergic reactions in sensitive
individuals. Allergic responses include hay fever-type symptoms, such
as sneezing, runny nose, red eyes, and skin rash (dermatitis).
Allergic reactions to mold are common. They can be immediate or
delayed. Molds can also cause asthma attacks in people with asthma who
are allergic to mold. In addition, mold exposure can irritate the
eyes, skin, nose, throat, and lungs of both mold-allergic and non-allergic
people. Symptoms other than the allergic and irritant types are not
commonly reported as a result of inhaling mold. Research on mold and
health effects is ongoing" advises the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
"All molds have the
potential to cause health effects. Molds can produce allergens that can
trigger allergic reactions or even asthma attacks in people allergic to
mold. Others are known to produce potent toxins and/or irritants. Potential
health concerns are an important reason." The
U.S. EPA, March, 2001. The EPA
warns people that "Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can
damage their health but may not know that indoor air pollution can also have
significant effects. EPA studies of human exposure to air pollutants
indicate that indoor air levels of many pollutants may be 2-5 times, and
occasion more than 100 times, higher than outdoor levels. These levels of
indoor air pollutants are of particular concern because it is estimated that
most people spend as much as 90% of their time indoors. In recent years,
comparative risk studies performed by EPA and its Science Advisory Board (SAB)
have consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five
environmental risks to public health." Ninety four percent (94%) of all
respiratory ailments are caused by polluted air according to the
American Medical Association, which also reported that one-third of
the U.S.A.'s national health bill is for causes directly attributable to
indoor air pollution.
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Adult-Onset Asthma from Workplace Mold
Exposure. “The present [health study] results provide new evidence of
the relation between workplace exposure to indoor molds and development of
asthma in adulthood. Our findings suggest that indoor mold problems
constitute an important occupational health hazard,” reported the Finnish
Institute of Occupational Health, in Environmental Health Perspectives,
May, 2002. The Finnish workplace mold study estimated that the percentage
of adult-onset asthma attributable to workplace mold exposure to be 35.1%
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We were able to find sufficient evidence that certain respiratory
problems, including symptoms in asthmatics who are sensitive to mold, are
associated with exposure to mold and damp conditions. Excessive dampness
influences whether mold, as well as bacteria, dust mites and other such
agents, are present and thrive indoors, the committee noted. In addition,
the wetness may cause chemicals and particles to be released from building
materials. A rare ailment known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis also was
associated with indoor mold exposure in susceptible people," as reported in
the almost 300 page
report by the
Institute of Medicine
[division of U.S. Government's National Academy of
Sciences],
Tuesday, May 25, 2004. The study was financed by the U.S. Government's
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Just a few hours of unprotected exposure to
elevated levels of airborne mold spores can start mold growing inside one's
body, and then possibly require medical intervention to cleanse the body of
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“An association between
working and/or residing in damp buildings and respiratory health has been
reported in a number of studies…Longtime exposure
to building dampness may increase the risk for hyper-reactivity of the upper
air-ways.
This acquired hyper-reactivity may last for years and decrease only slowly,
even after the indoor climate has been properly improved.”---from
the study conclusion of Stig Rudblad of the famous Karolinska Medical
Institute of Stockholm Sweden, in the medical research study “Nasal
mucosal reactivity after long-time exposure to building dampness,” published
on October 15, 2004, by the Institute. [The human subjects in the study
were teachers and students in school buildings with known dampness problems,
as compared to a control group of teachers and students in buildings with no
known moisture problems.]
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“Fungi are also
being recognized more frequently as a factor in chronic sinusitis,
and the importance of fungi in the pathogenesis of chronic sinusitis is
a subject of increasing research interest.”---“A Practical Approach to
the Patient with Sinusitis” on
Medscape, November, 2005.
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Lifetime Asthma from Mold Exposure while in the Uterus or as an Infant.
"Recent studies have confirmed what
scientists have suspected for years: that asthma is an immune system
reaction to dust, pollution and other allergens [e.g., airborne mold spores]
in the environment, which trigger spasms and tightening of the airways of
some people who also have a genetic predisposition. Now they're zeroing in
on the genetic vulnerability. The new thinking is that asthma isn't simply a
matter of having the wrong genes. Instead, at some point in early childhood,
or possibly in the womb, an event takes place that turns a person into a
lifetime asthmatic. Scientists think the fetus or infant is somehow exposed
to a critical dose of pollutants that cause the immune system to overreact,
permanently narrowing the airways and making them more sensitive to
irritants. It might be possible to inoculate children against the condition
before this even occurs, preventing asthma entirely."---from "Waiting to
Inhale,"
NEWSWEEK, March 14, 2005.
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