How Mold Impacts Your Health / The Facts about Mold

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Category: Mold & Health | Tags: asthma allergies air quality voc

Molds are small fungal organisms that can live in your walls, carpet, insulation, and just about any surface area in your home. Like most living organisms, molds need moisture to live and reproduce. That’s why you’re most likely to find mold in areas with leaks or high humidity. In most cases, you can identify mold by its smell, which is usually earthy and damp, or by its color, which can range from black to purple to white and often appears in a speckled pattern.

While mold can have a number of harmful health effects, including allergic reactions, irritation, and in rare cases, infection, for the most part, it does not harm healthy people. On the other hand, people with allergies, asthma, a lowered immune system or lung disease have a higher risk of being harmed by mold. People with weak immune systems or chronic lung disease especially are at risk of contracting lung infections from mold, which is why it is generally recommended for individuals who fall into either of these groups to stay away from wooded areas, cut grass, and other places that are likely to contain pollen and allergens.

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