Mould Problems

Researchers at the Institute for Lung Health at the University of Leicester and Glenfield Hospital, examined the impact on asthmatics of a common environmental mould, Aspergillus fumigatus, usually found in soil and compost heaps - their report has been published A report published in the December 2010 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Professor Andy Wardlaw from the University of Leicester said: “Asthma is a very common condition where the breathing tubes (bronchi) can go into spasm making it difficult to breathe. Around a fifth of adults with severe asthma, which they have had for a long time, get permanent (fixed) narrowing of their bronchi. It is known that A. fumigatus can grow in the lungs of some people with asthma and mould allergy, which can cause severe lung damage.
“This problem is thought to only affect a very small number of people with asthma; however, about half of people with severe asthma have evidence of allergy to moulds like A. fumigatus.”

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