Mycotoxins in the home can make you sick

A new study has discovered that toxins produced by fungi can easily cause health problems for you.

According to a group of researchers, there are three types of fungi that can grow on a regular floor and spread in the air, resulting in serious health consequences.

However, up to this point, the effects of airborne fungal spread on human health and their poisons are easily misunderstood.

Researchers say fungal toxins, also known as poisonous mushrooms, must be seriously considered as a source of indoor air pollution, and the so-called sick illness syndrome.

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Mycotoxins, also known as mycotoxins, can lead to indoor air pollution causing a health condition called illness syndrome, where people in a building suffer from symptoms. illness or feeling unwell because there is no clear reason.

The co-author of Jean-Denis study Bailly, a professor of food hygiene at Toulouse National Veterinary School, said: " We have proven that mycotoxins can be transferred from mold to air. , may encounter in buildings ".

Therefore, mycotoxins can be inhaled and should be investigated as indoor air quality parameters, especially in houses contaminated with fungi.

In this study, the researchers focused on three common fungi found in contaminated houses such as Penicillium brevicompactum, Aspergillus versicolor and Stachybotrys chartarum.

A piece of wallpaper was found contaminated with these three fungi along an air circulation flow on the floor, the room air samples were collected for testing.

They found that some toxins are present on small dust particles, which can be easily inhaled by humans or animals. They also found different fungi with different amounts of mycotoxins released into the air, a finding that could help researchers prioritize prevention efforts.

They say there has been a lot of research on food mold and housing pollution, but very few studies have been done on the effects of such toxins when they have been inhaled.

" The presence of mycotoxins in the home should be considered as an important issue of air quality ," Bailly said.

This research has just been published in the American Journal of Microbiology Applications and Environment.

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