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WHO IS AT RISK FROM MOLD

Who is at risk from mold? Virtually anyone who lives or works in the building where mold growth is occurring. It can be serious or it can be mild, but some of the more dangerous molds and toxins can affect pretty much everyone at some level or another. Mold symptoms can range from the milder allergic reactions and fatigue to stronger problems such as respiratory based illnesses.

The five most common symptoms related to mold include:

1. -          Nasal and sinus congestion
2. -          Wheezing and breathing difficulty
3. -          Skin and / or eye irritation
4. -          Coughing and / or sneezing
5. -          Respiratory infections

Mold can have an adverse effect even on folks who are otherwise extremely healthy, but the most common types of susceptibility to mold include those with respiratory disorders such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, those with weakened immune systems due to cancer or HIV, or babies and / or elderly. Not that this is a limited list…anyone can be affected by mold if they are vulnerable to the toxins present in the mold infesting their home or place of business.

Young children may be the most at risk group when it comes to mold, since their immune systems have not yet matured and mold exposure can cause serious and long lasting damage. Continuous exposure to mycotoxins found in mold can result in severe pulmonary hemorrhaging, or bleeding in the lungs.

While most molds are harmless, you don’t want to take chances with your family’s health. At the first sign of mold, call in your local, professional mold removal and remediation experts. They will be able to determine the level of your mold threat as well as devise a plan for dealing with it quickly and efficiently.

If necessary, mold remediation should be administered as soon as possible.  Which means cordoning off areas of the home or business from the infected areas of space.  This alleviates the spread of the mold spores from one area to the next, compromising the air quality overall in your place.  Especially is this the case in dealing with attic mold, crawlspace mold or mold behind walls.