Toxic black mold can cause numerous health issues such as breathing problems, damage to internal organs, mental impairment and sometimes can even be fatal.
Respiratory Symptoms
Homes in Alexandria, VA with toxic black mold are exposed mostly through breathing in toxic black mold spores and mycotoxins. These mycotoxins create irritation and a burning sensation in one’s air passages such as the mouth, throat, and nasal cavity. Symptoms you make have in your Alexandria, VA home from toxic black mold—
• Breathing difficulty
• Wheezing
• Coughing
• Sore Throat
• Pulmonary edema-lung swelling
• Pulmonary hemorrhage-lungs bleeding
• Itchy nose
• Nose bleeds
• Bleeding gums
• Stuffy nose
• Runny nose
Circulatory Symptoms
Alexandria, VA homes with toxic black mold mycotoxins can be ingested, absorbed through the skin or eyes and breathed in and can eventually go into one’s blood. This can lead to heart damage, internal or external hemorrhaging and problems with one’s blood clotting. Symptoms of family members at your Alexandria, VA home may include—
• Irregular heartbeat
• Heart damage
• Heart inflammation
• Problems with blood clotting
• Vomiting up blood
• Low blood pressure
• Bleeding in organs and the brain
Mental and Neurological Symptoms
Alexandria, VA family members who are exposed to toxic black mold can develop nervous disorders caused by the trichothecene mycotoxins that are produced by black mold known as neurotoxic. These symptoms include—
• Brain fog
• Shortened attention span
• Confusion
• Slowed reflexes
• Dizziness
• Memory Loss and memory problems
• Difficulty in concentrating and paying attention
• Hallucinations
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Personality changes such as aggression
• Seizures
Not all molds that you see in your home in Alexandria, VA that looks black is toxic. The best way to tell if you have toxic black mold is to call an environmental company such as Envirotex and have a mold inspection. Samples of the mold will be sent off to a laboratory for analysis. Once the results come back, a plan to rid your home in Alexandria, VA of all mold will be determined by the mold specialists.