Toxic mold (or toxic mould) refers to certain types of mold<\/a> that release toxic substances into the air, causing health problems.<\/p>\n Not all types of mold fall into this category. In fact, there are many types of beneficial mold. We would not have cheese for example, without the beneficial action of mold on milk<\/a> ingredients for example.<\/p>\n In most cases, toxic mold<\/strong> refers to certain species of mold that release mycotoxins<\/a> – liquid or gaseous compounds that are harmful to human health.<\/p>\n So it is not the molds themselves, but the toxins they release that cause all the trouble.<\/p>\n Harmful molds can cause illness in a number of ways:<\/p>\n Mold allergy<\/a> problems are covered elsewhere on this site. These are not toxic effects, but allergic reactions<\/a> to mold spores or other mold by-products.<\/p>\n A mold infection is also not a toxic effect, but a situation where mold growth is able to take hold in the body. This is often due to a problem with the effected individual’s immune system.<\/p>\n Toxic mold<\/strong> refers either to the toxic or immunotoxic effects of mold.<\/p>\n Some mycotoxins<\/a> have a directly poisonous effect on the body. Examples include aflatoxin and ochratoxin<\/a>.<\/p>\n They cause a variety of damage types to the internal organs and nervous system.<\/p>\n Many mycotoxins are carcinogenic<\/a>, and some are very carcinogenic.<\/p>\n Too much exposure to the effects of these toxic molds can be cancer-causing.<\/p>\n Mycotoxins can greatly reduce the effectiveness of your immune system. This may explain why so many mycotoxins are carcinogenic, and why mold allergy<\/a> are so common.<\/p>\n Toxic mold refers to some molds that release toxins. They may not smell bad, but can cause big health problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[13],"tags":[62,353,77,76],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":609,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Toxic Mold and Illness<\/h2>\n
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Toxic Effect of Toxic Mold<\/h2>\n
Toxic Mold and Carcinogenic Effect<\/h2>\n
Toxic Mold and Immunotoxic Effect<\/h2>\n
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