{"id":774,"date":"2017-04-26T02:22:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T06:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=774"},"modified":"2017-04-16T15:24:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T19:24:36","slug":"other-health-effects-that-you-may-not-commonly-think-would-be-caused-by-mold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/26\/other-health-effects-that-you-may-not-commonly-think-would-be-caused-by-mold\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Health Effects That You May Not Commonly Think Would Be Caused by Mold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_192\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Depositphotos_21822137_xs-mold-spores-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spring Brings Along Allergies... and so Does Mold. \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Depositphotos_21822137_xs-mold-spores-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Depositphotos_21822137_xs-mold-spores-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Depositphotos_21822137_xs-mold-spores-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Depositphotos_21822137_xs-mold-spores-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Depositphotos_21822137_xs-mold-spores-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Depositphotos_21822137_xs-mold-spores.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring Brings Along Allergies&#8230; and so Does Mold.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When left untreated, indoor mold can cause serious cosmetic and structural damage to your NJ home or building, but it poses an even bigger threat to your health. How much do you know about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mold\/mold-course-chapter-1#Chapter1Lesson3\" target=\"_blank\">physical effects of mold exposure<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allergic Reactions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mold spores commonly trigger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/13\/mold-and-your-health-connection-mold-and-the-serious-symptoms\/\" target=\"_blank\">upper-respiratory allergic reactions<\/a>, even in people who are not normally sensitive, so you may already be aware of this health problem. Symptoms frequently include sneezing, wheezing and red, itchy eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Due to its impact on the upper respiratory system, mold exposure can aggravate and intensify symptoms in people with asthma. Inhaling mold spores can also lead to hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a pneumonia-like disease characterized by fever, coughing and fatigue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rashes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inhaling spores is not the only way to be physically affected. If you come into contact with mold, the irritants it contains can cause an inflammatory response resulting in a skin rash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Infections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Individuals with compromised immune systems are vulnerable to mold-related infections such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/07\/the-cdc-links-aspergillosis-with-mold-and-fungi-exposure\/\" target=\"_blank\">aspergillosis<\/a>, which occurs when fungus is present in the lungs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s That Smell?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/16\/does-black-mold-smell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microbial volatile organic compounds<\/a>, or mVOCs, are the compounds that give mold its distinctive musty odor, but they have also been linked to symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, dizziness and headaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Stern Difference in NJ Mold Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Killing mold is not enough to remove the threat. The infestation must be totally removed from the affected area. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\" target=\"_blank\">two-step MoldExterm treatment <\/a>removes mold from all surfaces and includes a polymer sealer to prevent future reoccurrences.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us today to schedule a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/free-mold-treatment-quote.php\" target=\"_blank\">free mold inspection<\/a> and learn why Stern is the leading name in NJ mold remediation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When left untreated, indoor mold can cause serious cosmetic and structural damage to your NJ home or building, but it poses an even bigger threat to your health. How much do you know about the physical effects of mold exposure? Allergic Reactions Mold spores commonly trigger upper-respiratory allergic reactions, even<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[88,51,83],"class_list":["post-774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-mold-treatment","tag-mold-and-allergies","tag-mold-and-health","tag-mold-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":776,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774\/revisions\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}