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Molds and the diseases they cause
"In addition to allergies and allergic reactions. (This is not a complete list by any means)Absidia - Skin eruptions.
Acremonium - Skin infections as well as meningitis, arthritis and hard palate lesions.
Alternaria - Skin, ear, nasal and pulmonary infections.
Aspergillus - Pulmonary infections and blood vessel diseases. Possible cause of King Tut's curse.
Aureobadidium - Foot and leg infections.
Candida - Erosive skin infections, yeast infections.
Chrysosporium - General infections.
Cladosporium - Skin infections, tinea.
Coccidoides - Flu like infections and possible brain infections.
Curvularia - Mycetoma, endocarditis, pulmonary and nasal infections.
Drechslera - Meningitis, skin and nasal infections, peritonitis, and abscesses.
Fusarium - Skin, bone, ear infections and skin ulcers.
Microsporum - Tinea, mycetoma. Mucor - Ear infections.
Nigrosporum - Skin infections.
Paecilomyces - Endocarditis, skin lesions, pulmonary infections.
Penicillium - Skin and ear infections.
Rhizopus - Ear infections. Scopulariopsis - Skin, lung and ear infections and skin ulcers.
Sporothrix - Black, hard ulcers of the skin.
Stachybotrys - Lung disease, especially in children.
Trichosporon - Beard and mustache infections.
Plus . . . Molds can injure your immune system. This makes you more susceptible to colds and flu viruses.
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