Just How Dangerous Is Mold In The Home?

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Just How Dangerous Is Mold In The Home?
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• Some types of mold, such as Stachybotrys
  chartarum, better known as black mold, is toxic
  and can pose a serious health threat when found
  in the home. Here are some of the dangers that
  mold can present and how you can avoid them
• Just how dangerous is mold to health?
• The most common health problems caused by
  exposure to mold can include respiratory symptoms
  such as sneezing, coughing and sinus infections.
  Some may even experience regular headaches, sore
  throats and difficulty breathing, any of which
  can warrant a trip to the emergency room,
  especially if the affected person already has
  asthma or other allergies.

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• Its not unheard of for someone regularly exposed
  to toxic mold to develop a serious infection like
  pneumonia, bleeding in the lungs, digestive
  problems, depression, extreme fatigue or painful
  inflammation of the joints. Skin rashes and hives
  can also occur but are less common.
• How can mold damage your home?
• Mold can quickly break down certain materials
  such as wood, and when left untreated for months
  on end, its possible that a building could
  collapse because of this. While this may not
  present a huge threat to individual homes, it is
  possible for parts of your ceiling to cave in or
  for structural damage to occur. Not only could
  this cause a serious injury, but repairing damage
  to your home from mold can be costly and time
  consuming.

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• Testing for mold in your home
• If you can detect a musty odour in your home,
  have had significant water damage or you or other
  members of your household have experienced any of
  the health symptoms of mold exposure mentioned
  above, then youd be wise to have your home
  tested for mold. You can purchase testing kits,
  but its recommended that you hire a professional
  to test your home fully.
• How to clean up a home with mold
• If you see mold in one area of your home, then
  theres a strong chance that you have mold
  elsewhere in the home, too, even if its not
  visible to the untrained eye.

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• Mold can grow inside walls and in heating and
  ventilation ducts, and when its there, its hard
  to remove unless you know what youre doing, and
  it can be dangerous as the mold spores can easily
  be spread all around the home during the cleaning
  process.
• Not cleaning the mold up properly can also
  encourage it to spread and cause even more mold-
  related issues for you in the future. Thats why
  its strongly recommended to hire a professional
  cleaning company who can get the job done safely
  and thoroughly the first time, so that the
  problem goes away and stays away.

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• Mold is no laughing matter, and if you discover
  it in your home, its best to act quickly and get
  it cleaned up professionally before it begins to
  pose a very real threat to your health and your
  home.
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