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Molds

Molds are fungi that can be found both outdoors and indoors. They grow best in warm, damp and humid conditions. If you have damp or wet spots in your house, you will probably get mold.

Molds can cause health problems. Inhaling or touching mold or mold spores may cause allergic reactions or asthma attacks in sensitive people. Molds can cause fungal infections. In addition, mold exposure may irritate your eyes, skin, nose, throat, and lungs.

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  1. Molds (National Library of Medicine)  
    Molds are fungi that can be found both outdoors and indoors. They grow best in warm, damp and humid conditions. If ... spots in your house, you will probably get mold. Molds can cause health problems. Inhaling or touching ...
  2. ... them is your first step toward feeling better. Mold is a common trigger. ... your asthma or allergies become worse due to mold, you are said to have a mold allergy. ...
  3. Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home (Environmental Protection Agency)  
    Molds/Start Here ... Molds ... Environmental Protection Agency ... This guide provides information and guidance for homeowners and renters on how to clean up residential ...
  4. Fungal Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... fungus. A fungus is a primitive organism. Mushrooms, mold and mildew are examples. Fungi live in air, in soil, on plants and ... body. Only about half of all types of fungi are harmful. Some fungi reproduce through tiny spores ...
  5. Mold From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)  
    Molds/Start Here ... Molds ... National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A microorganism and type of fungus, molds ...
  6. Mold Allergy (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)  
    Allergy/Specifics ... Allergy ... Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ... Mold spores get into your nose and cause hay fever symptoms. They also can reach the lungs ...
  7. Mold Image Library (Environmental Protection Agency)  
    Molds/Images ... Molds ... Environmental Protection Agency ... The image library contains mold-related images in seven categories. There are also animated images that ...
  8. Mold and Indoor Air Quality in Schools (Environmental Protection Agency)  
    Molds/Related Issues ... Molds ... School Health/Specifics ... School Health ... Environmental Protection Agency ... Moisture problems in school buildings can be caused by a variety ...
  9. Mold Allergy (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)  
    An overview of mold allergy symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management written and reviewed by the leading experts in allergy, asthma and immunology.
  10. Interstitial Lung Diseases/Specifics ... Interstitial Lung Diseases ... Virginia Cooperative Extension ... Biological Systems Engineering;Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance ...
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