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How can mold affect health?

Updated: 9/6/2023
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With my kids some symptoms were like me and my husband, while others were developmental, because of their young age. So, in 5 years in a mouldy house we (altogether) suffered things like the following: Asthma, chronic urticaria, chronic angioedema, slow speech, autistic traits, night terrors, imaginary friends, depressed immune system, admission of 11 month old baby to hospital with 41.1 degree celcius temp who had to be treated as if he had meningococcal disease - all they could tell us was that it was probably a viral/bacterial infection of the lining of the brain, IBS, dark urine, lots of unexplained rashes, tinnitus, general muscular aches and pains, toenails and fingernails curling under at the end, boils on head and forehead, lots of tonsilitis + chest infections + ear infections, slowish walking as babies (didn't start 'til 18 months +), affected balance, affected hearing, very poor concentration, uncontrollable anger in children on occasion, lots of blood noses, sinus, and so forth. I've put everything in more detail on a website about our mouldy house. We've been out of it for over a year now and our little man who could only say 2 words a year ago has totally caught up with speech, our little girl with autistic traits (used to stare vacantly at you) is now able to go to normal school full-time next year, the one with night terrors and imaginary friends who started to get nasty now does not believe in imaginary friends anymore (and her grades have improved and she no longer gets violently angry). We lost 2 of our 3 pets to cancer as a result of that house. All of us (including remaining pet) have been taking (as general supplementation) liquid zeolite and liposomal glutathione for some time now. Actually, the cat isn't on the latter as I don't know whether it's OK for cats... Hope this helps. Remember to use 80/20 vinegar/water to kill mould, especially on porous substances, as bleach should not be used on porous substances.

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Mold have little germs that go inside your brain and slowly begin to pick away at the human brain. After long enough exposition to the mold the person will begin to illuminate. Eventually they will become mental or "phsico"

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Well, you are to be careful while putting the container with the liquid on the oven. Due to unmindfulness, the liquid may overflow due to over heating, causing damage to your front middle part of the body.

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Regarding mold in a home- not all (actually, MOST) mold is not harmful to people. One form (Stachibatrys) has caused health problems with some people. Mold will grow where there are mold spores (they are everywhere on earth) food (cellulose- paper or wood) the right temperatures, and water. Controlling water is the key. Yes, a home can be cleaned (disinfected) of mold. KEEP the home cleaned, keep air circulating, prevent high humidity levels, you will prevent regrowth. Mold has been one of the major panic buttons recently- but mold has been around longer than human beings.

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Mold Allergies would affect a person's health like any other allergies. Some symptoms could be excessive sneezing, troubled breathing, or itches around the face or body parts. Mold allergies is one of many common allergies people are allergic to.

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Dizziness, sinus problems, burning eyes, lung problems, skin problems, some molds can eat at your skin tissue, others can kill you.

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it has also been found to cure to. depends but my mum had mold growing on dead patches of lung after she had pneumonia

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some yes,some no depends on the type of mold if you inhale the spores it can cause breathing difficulties

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