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Black Mold Health Effects

It is true that not all molds are harmful. Among thousand types of molds, only few dozens are responsible for allergic reactions in human beings. Among them, toxic black molds are most harmful - besides creating various allergic reactions, toxins they produce adversely affect human health.

Black mold health effects:

• Coughing and sneezing
• Red and watery eyes
• Throat irritation
• Breathing difficulties, respiratory troubles and wheezing
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Skin rash and dermatitis
• Diarrhea, bleeding in lungs

The toxins produced by toxic black mold when enter into human body result in bleeding in lungs, diarrhea, hay fever and other serious health issues. The best way to avoid black mold exposure is to remove black molds using black mold cleaner.

Toxic black molds produce mycotoxins as metabolic byproduct. Mycotoxins are harmful for human health. Stachybotrys chartarum and Stachybotrys atra are the two types of toxic black molds. When they grow on foods, or any other surface, they spread the toxins over the substrate. Touching toxic black mold infected substrate, inhaling toxic black mold spores or hyphal fragments, or eating black mold infested food can lead to serious health problems.