Mold As Toxin

photo-5icTendiche clinical effects associated with mold exposure can be divided into three categories - allergic effects, infectious effects and potential toxicologic effects. Allergic effects are manifest as primarily respiratory allergies. These are the disorders of hay fever or upper respiratory allergies, asthma and, in very rare cases, hypersensitivity pneumonitis that are most commonly discussed in scientific and medical literature.¹ Although allergic effects can occur from molds found both in the indoor and outdoor environment, they are more frequently associated with molds present in the outdoors, given the high concentrations found in ambient air.

Certain molds can produce active …