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Mold

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Mold Environment & Health: Health Effects of Pollution: In Depth: Analysis New Orleans Area Environmental Quality Test Results Contents page Mold Health Effects of Mold Mold is the common name used to describe various types of fungus that can be found growing both indoors and outdoors, especially in moist warm environments. Exposure to mold in outdoor air can cause a number of health effects including allergic reactions, asthma attacks, and even infections in people with immune system problems. Mold can be a dangerous indoor air contaminant and its presence in residential and occupational settings usually requires prompt attention and cleanup. Mold growing on damp surfaces releases spores that become airborne and can be inhaled, leading to a host of respiratory problems. Some molds also produce chemicals (mycotoxins that may be toxic to humans if inhaled. Mold exposure can cause congestion, sneezing, runny or itchy nose, and throat irritation; more serious symptoms include major allergic attacks, cough, asthma attacks, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (a pneumonia-like illness with symptoms including difficulty breathing and fevers). Some studies have shown that outdoor levels of mold spores are directly associated with childhood asthma attacks requiring a visit to an emergency room. Studies that have reported links between outdoor mold spore levels and childhood asthma attacks have found these respiratory effects even in areas where the daily airborne spore counts were relatively low (around 2,000 spores per cubic meter). Mold in the home environment has been extensively studied. The National Academy of Sciences has concluded that there is sufficient evidence of a causal link between indoor mold and the following health effects: nose and throat symptoms, coughing wheezing, asthma symptoms in sensitized people, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis in susceptible people. Some people have reported a wide range of other symptoms associated with mold exposure ...

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