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Medical Video: This Mushroom Starts Killing You Before You Even Realize It | Deep Look
Do you or someone in your family have asthma? If so, you should know that in order to stay safe from asthma triggers, this must start inside the house: moisture and fungi can appear in the house and make your asthma recur.
Today, researchers have found that home conditions can lead to recurrent asthma, according to the latest article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. "Houses designed without adequate ventilation can cause increased humidity and fungal growth," said Richard Sharpe, PhD, a researcher from the European Center for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School, in Truro, England.
Sharpe provides advice for asthmatics to regulate ideal air conditions, prevent moisture, and avoid mold. Protecting the house from fungus applies not only to people who have asthma, because according to Sharpe's study, some types of fungi can even trigger new asthma cases.
How to reduce mold at home
When it comes to preventing moisture and fungi and eradicating fungi that already existed, the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers several main steps to help prevent or reduce asthma symptoms.
- Recognize and improve the source of moisture in your home. This includes leaky pipes, cracks around the shower or bathtub, or cracks in the structure of the house itself that can allow water to seep in.
- Dry any leaks as soon as possible. Mushrooms can grow in 1-2 days, so you can't wait.
- Rub any trace of mold on the walls, tables and floors with detergent and water. Then make sure to completely dry the area.
- Get rid of soft surfaces (such as carpets) that are moldy and cannot be thoroughly cleaned.
- Make sure your bathroom and kitchen are well-ventilated so that steam from the shower, dishwasher and stove can be pushed out. This can keep moisture and prevent mold. You can also open a window or turn on the fan to prevent excess moisture.
- Use a dehumidifier or air conditioner to keep air at optimal humidity levels. EPA said the ideal target is around 30-50%. You can buy a humidity gauge at a hardware store around you to check the humidity level in your home.
- Clean gutters to ensure rainwater flows from your home.
- If you see your window is often dewy, add putty around the frame. Or buy a storm window to add insulation.
When mushrooms in your home become a big problem for you to handle yourself, you might be able to call a company that can eradicate fungi and restore air quality.
