Mold: The Scientific Controversy from the Standpoint of Defense

There are over 20,000 species of mold and thousands of types of mold spores. The most widely publicized of these is Stachybotrys. It was first identified more than 60 years ago following an epidemic of stomatitis, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, pancytopenia, neurologic disorders, and death in horses. Since then, Stachybotrys has been identified in several outbreaks of disease in animals. There are, however, very few medical reports actually linking a claimed exposure in an occupational or residential setting to a permanent illness, and then only at very high levels of exposure.(1)

These 20,000 species of mold and mold spores are present in …