WHERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST ADAPTABLE ALLERGENIC MOULDS ARE FOUND?
Some of the most adaptable allergenic moulds are also found in indoor environments. Their presence is not a sign of insanitary conditions, inadequate cleanliness, or poor housekeeping. They simply thrive invisibly in particular conditions. Indoors they cling to damp surfaces in bathrooms or showers where they can feed on tiny traces of soap or human skin. Kitchen or other damp walls also provide a feeding ground from paint, glues or wallpaper. Moulds can feed on dusty objects like art treasures or old tapestries. They thrive in damp cupboards; they cling to damp clothes and shoes; to drying laundry and used tea-towels. They waft up from waste pipes, lurk under the rim of lavatory bowls and sit in pools and drops of condensation. They feed on old dusty books and paper, especially if damp. They sit in the soil of pot plants. They grow in the encouraging dark damp of pillows, duvets, upholstered furniture and cushions. They are keen on damp, poorly ventilated areas. They prefer warmth but will tolerate colder parts, even freezers and refrigerators.
The little patches of sooty grey-black deposits that are often found on window frames or in pools of condensation are perennial moulds. The pinky-grey slime that you see around sinks, taps, on tiles, lavatories and bathroom walls contains moulds.
Moulds are usually found close to the environment where they feed and grow, but their spores can be carried long distances by winds and then deposited in areas far from their source. Thus people who live in cities can be allergic to moulds and suffer attacks on days in summer and autumn when mould spores are swept into the atmosphere and carried distances by strong winds. Even though you apparently live far from their source, you can be affected by moulds in the atmosphere.
Remember, though, that although some of the allergenic moulds are ubiquitious, most of the time they will not cause you much harm. They will be producing spores quietly and gently at a level that is unlikely to cause you to react. At times, however, they produce spores in high concentrations and it is these situations that will give you severe reactions.
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