The answer to the usually asked question by people regarding “What is mold?” is that mold is nothing but a living organism which belongs to the fungi category or kingdom according to the biologists and it usually occurs in vast populations and should not be mistaken for a kind of animal or a plant because contrary to the photosynthesis carried out by the plants with the help of sunlight in order to support their growth, the UV rays present in the sunlight stop the growth of molds to a great extent on the other hand, molds feed on the dead and decaying components of the biological system, such as the bodies of dead plants and animals and other organic elements.
The next query might be “How are these molds harmful?” well among the many side effects and symptoms observed in humans due to various types of molds, the direst symptoms are caused due to the presence of Toxic Black Mold and some of the notable symptoms of this are:
a) Symptoms affecting the mentality and resulting in neurological disorders which can be caused by the presence of trichothecene mycotoxins are fogginess of brain, confusion at times, shortening of the capability to focus etc.
b) Symptoms relating to the respiratory system include: breathless feeling at times, cough, lungs may swell etc.
c) Among many other bad effects, there are health problems related to blood circulation, problems relating to the eye or vision in humans etc.
All the disadvantages caused by molds can be easily averted by performing a mold inspection in your house if you are suspicious about mold growing somewhere inside your home. The inspection of mold aims at two factors, which are locating the spot where mold has formed and pinpointing the water problem or other factor which caused the mold to grow inside the house. Another reason to get your house inspected for molds is because you might not be able to exactly locate all the certain positions where the mold is forming but a through mold inspection will certainly throw light upon all the places where mold has formed even if it is in very small quantities.
Hence it is only advisable to people who might think that there is a possibility or have seen mold in their homes to immediately contact Boston Mold Inspection and get rid of the problem before it gets too big.
