People are frightened by falling asteroids, nuclear wars, global warming and general food shortages. If we take all this on faith, then there may be a desire not to leave the house or to bury somewhere with stocks, without leaving anywhere. However, a real danger for a particular person can expect him in his own home - these are molds.
These are objects that grow through fibers. To reproduce, they have volatile spores that are so small that you just can't see them. They grow where it is damp, humid and warm, both inside the house and outside. Even if the area is very dry, this thing can develop - if a tap is leaking somewhere, poor ventilation or a local reservoir overflowing the banks, reaching residential premises or generally those into which people can enter. Mold is easy to spot in the bathroom, especially in the shower area - it is such a blackish-greenish coating around the edges that it is advisable to clean it out.
It also happens in the corners and in general at any joints where there are problems with ventilation. When carried, mold can easily be found on shoes, pets, clothing, rugs, tables or chairs, books or paper. If the ventilation system rarely changes in terms of filters and is not cleaned very often, then you will find these fungi there, they are carried everywhere, then settling on other objects in the house. In general, any building that has been damaged by water generates complex chemical mixtures that are present in the air and are poisonous in nature. Among other things, so-called "mycotoxins" are produced, and their spores are carried throughout the house.
In this case, there may be real mold poisoning, one of the first signs of which is a headache. This is one of the syndromes of an inflammatory chronic reaction, formed from the fact that organisms are released there due to a violation of the operation of the premises. As you know, any bacteria find it easier to live in humid places, this is logical already from the fact that life appeared on the planet when such a "humid place" arose.
Headache is one of the priority signs of mold poisoning, but there are several others. In particular, a person may forget something, it is more difficult for him to focus his gaze on something, and the reaction is inhibited. In general, the body is stronger than usual, weakening even after minimal physical exertion, the muscles ache, the body tingles. You may start to lack air, vomit, you will feel a semblance of a metallic taste in your mouth, your appetite will disappear, you will suddenly pull to the toilet, your eyes will also turn red, you will want to drink, there will be a feeling as if from a shock of static electricity. True, it is interesting that not everyone can suffer from this disease.
According to researcher Ritchie Shoemaker, only 24 percent of the world's population has some kind of genetic predisposition to experience mold poisoning. That is, they have genes that can respond at the immune level. If you belong to such people, then with a probability of 95 percent you will feel all the symptoms described above when mold starts in the house, and if you do not, then the sensations will be minimal and very little noticeable. Perhaps for a second the head will be dimmed, but no more.
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Actually, if you nevertheless fell ill with mold poisoning precisely because of neglect at home, then be sure to consult a doctor so that he can diagnose how serious the condition is. In most cases, this is not extremely urgent, since all the symptoms described above will not kill you abruptly, but it will take a very long time to heal, if, among other things, you also feel chills, heart contractions have become more frequent, and the temperature has risen above 38 degrees. If you give up on all this, then in the future, a strong allergy, an immune deficiency state may develop, various acute and chronic pathologies will become heavier.
Mycotoxins, which accumulate daily in the internal organs, in especially severe cases can lead to the development of malignant cancer cells, that is, oncological diseases. The latter, as you know, are not so easy to treat, there are sad statistics of many deaths.
Scientists are trying one way or another to do something for this, but so far they have not been able to completely cure it. From the last recommendations regarding the prevention of cancer - you need to eat grape seeds, they do not harm the body as a whole, unless, of course, you do not overeat a lot of them, but sometimes they can help.
Thus, it is desirable, at least, not to allow hot spots of constant humidity in your home. Where it is impossible to avoid water in principle (bathroom, just a faucet in the kitchen), wash and wipe them as often as possible. If tiles are laid, treat them with a fungicide. It is recommended to ventilate the rooms as often as possible, clean with a damp cloth, and monitor the cleanliness of filters in air conditioners.
If everything is completely neglected, then make repairs. All this, naturally, will take a lot of time and money, but your own health is in any case more important. In particular, cancer treatment, even in the case of such a standard procedure as chemotherapy, seems to be quite expensive, despite the fact that it can not always bring the desired result. In this regard, it is better to get rid of mold - it will be cheaper and you will live much longer.
Irina Letinskaya
