Prevent Mold Allergy By Guarding Yourself from Toxic Black Mold
A mold allergy can be a terrible thing. But people with conditions such as diabetes, HIV, Asthma and allergies are generally more susceptible than otherwise healthy individuals. Also, elderly people, young children, individuals undergoing chemotherapy or those having a suppressed or compromised immune system are also more vulnerable.
Young children's immune systems are not fully developed and some children spend up to 90% of their time indoors. Children play and crawl on the floor, often placing them closer to dust and mold spores, especially on those floors with carpeting.
A toxic mold test offers you a chance to inspect your property for sick building syndrome. The most common way for toxic black mold to get into the body is by inhaling mold spores or mold fragments. Other ways of entry include accidental ingestion or entry through the skin.
No matter what type of mold you have, you need to remove it.
RELATED LINKS :
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
www.fema.gov/pdf/reg-v/fema_mold_brochure_word
California Department of Health Services
Mold in my home: What do I do?
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehlb/iaq/Mold/MIMH_2004-06.htm
Doctor Fungus
http://www.doctorfungus.org
Mold-Survivor
http://www.mold-survivor.com