BLACK DEATH
Found in your House!
STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM
(TOXIC BLACK MOLD)
"Stachybotrys Chartarum (atra) is a greenish-black fungus found worldwide that colonizes particularly
well in high-cellulose material, such as straw, hay, wet leaves, dry wall, carpet, wall
paper, fiber-board, ceiling tiles, thermal insulation, etc. The fungus (mold), before
drying, is wet and slightly slimy to touch. There are about 15 species of Stachybotrys,
with a world-wide distribution. The toxic mold grows in areas where the relative humidity
is above 55%. This type of fungus does not grow on plastic, vinyl, concrete products, or
ceramic tiles. It is not found in the green mold on bread or the black mold on the shower
tiles."
Stachybotrys Chartum
( Black Mold )
"Stachybotrys chartarum is a fungus that has become notorious as a mycotoxin
producer causing animal and human mycotoxicosis. Indeed, over the past 20 years in North
America, evidence has accumulated implicating this fungus as a serious problem in homes
and buildings and one of the causes of the "sick buildings syndrome". In
1993-1994, there was an unusual outbreak of pulmonary hemorrhage in infants in Cleveland,
Ohio, where researchers found S. chartarum growing in the homes of the sick infants. This
incident has increased the awareness of home/building molds and brought this fungus to the
attention of the medical community.
... Common symptoms in humans were dermatitis, pain and inflammation of the mucous
membranes of the mouth and throat, a burning sensation of the nasal passages, tightness of
the chest, cough, bloody rhinitis, fever, headache and fatigue. Some members (volunteers?)
of the teams investigating this disease rubbed fructifications of the fungus onto their
skin to determine its direct toxicity. The fungus induced local
and systemic toxic symptoms similar to those observed in naturally occurring cases."
PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE AND
HEMOSIDEROSIS IN INFANTS
"Over the past several years, there have been a number of young infants (most
under 6 months old), in the eastern neighborhoods of Cleveland, who have been coughing up
blood due to bleeding in their lungs. Some infants have died and more infants continue to
to get ill. This bleeding, a disorder called Pulmonary Hemorrhage appears to be caused by
something in their home environments, most likely toxins produced by an unusual fungus
called Stachybotrys chartarum or similar fungi.
What is Pulmonary Hemosiderosis?
Bleeding in the lungs.
What Are The Symptoms?
Severe bleeding can cause coughing up blood or nose bleeds. This is particularly
concerning in infants under 6 months old. Chronic, low grade bleeding can cause chronic
cough and congestion with anemia.
What Causes The Bleeding?
Most likely, toxins made by an unusual fungus or mold Stachybotrys. When
infants breathe in the toxins, the blood vessels in their lungs may become fragile. The
weak vessels may be bothered by cigarette smoke or stresses from other illnesses and start
to bleed. You cannot see the toxins in the air rather they are carried in the microscopic
fungal spores."
It’s
‘black mold’ season again
"It’s the rainy season again and time to check those wood surfaces for
the green-black slimy mold called “black mold” or stachybotrys atra.
A new $6 million Santa Clara County courthouse in San Martin may have to be closed due to
the potentially toxic mold that can trigger a wide range of reactions from mild lower
respiratory infections, to bleeding lungs in infants, to irreversible neurological damage.
...“Long thought to be only a cosmetic problem, molds/fungi are now known to
trigger asthma attacks and to cause allergies, including potentially life-threatening
allergic responses such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis,” the HUD auditors found.
“Some exposed individuals have reported they are unable to work due to their
inability to concentrate and extreme fatigue. A new and alarming concern is that exposure
to molds may produce toxic substances which suppress immunity and may affect vital organ
systems and the nervous system. Such health problems are occurring nationally and are
being studied by the Center for Disease Control.”"
48 Hours: Invisible
Killers -- The Dangerous World Of Viruses And Bacteria: An
Insidious Mold
A house became a biohazard after it was invaded by toxic mold.
"Some strains of Stachybotrys cause allergies, asthma and skin
rashes. Others produce mycotoxins, released into the air. These toxins
can seriously damage the lungs and central nervous system"..."The couple's son
Reese was the first to become ill at age 4. "(He was) coughing up blood,"
Ballard said. "His equilibrium was completely shot; very bad stomach problems;
diarrhea; vomiting - it just spanned the whole globe in terms of symptoms.""
Household Fungus
Contributes To "Sick Building Syndrome"--Science Daily
Original Source: American Phytopathological Society
(http://www.scisoc.org/)
Household
Mold May Promote Asthma, Colds --Yahoo News
"People who live in a damp house, particularly those dank enough to be water-stained
and moldy, may be more prone to asthma, colds and other respiratory ailments, researchers
in Finland report."
Deadly
black mold causes evacuation of Texas families --Nando Times
"A potentially fatal black mold has forced at least 19 families in usually dry West
Texas to evacuate their homes and move into hotel rooms. ...The mold's potential health
effects range from cold- and allergy-like symptoms to skin rashes, inflammation of the
respiratory tract, bloody noses, fever, headaches, malaise, neurological problems and
suppression of the immune system."
Tenants
face tough choice: unhealthy mold or no housing --Seattle Times
"AUBURN - It crept through the paint, lurked under the sink and covered toys, shoes
and even Mickey Mouse ears with a damp gray fuzz.
For at least two years, Carrie Finch, like a number of her neighbors at Auburn Manor,
fought a persistent and, some say, deadly enemy: mold. Finch finally moved two weeks ago
into another apartment in the same complex. The next day Auburn building inspectors
declared her old apartment uninhabitable."
Cleansing from Mold and Mildew --
The Bible, Leviticus 14:33-57
* Aspergillus flavus: a mold allergen and potential cancer source that can
cause serious, potentially fatal, lung infections in people with weakened immune systems.
Like the other aspergillus strains, it is blue-green in color.
* Aspergillus fumigatus: a mold allergen that can cause lung infections.
* Aspergillus versicolor: a very common mold that forms on water-damaged building
materials.
* Penicillium species: a common allergen, blue-green
in color, found on water-damaged building materials. It can produce dangerous toxins.
* Fusarium species: molds that can flourish in water damage, may produce potent toxins.
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