According to the Centers for Disease Control, (CDC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the occupants of fungal contaminated structures fall into specific groups of people which the medical community has categorized as “High Risk”, regarding their current health, status, and their exposure to Mold and Mold Fine Particulates. Exposure to mold may have a greater impact on the following persons, they may include, but are not limited to the following:
· Expectant mothers
· Children under the age of fifteen (15) years of age
· Adults over the age of fifty eight (58) years of age
· Persons whom have cancer
· Persons who are undergoing chemotherapy
· Persons using cancer therapy drugs
· Diabetetics
· Burn Victims
· Persons diagnosed as “Immuno - Compromised, or Immuno - Suppressed
· Persons with ARC related illnesses
· HIV Positive persons
· Alcoholics / recovered or recovering alcoholics
· Persons suffering from Cirrhosis of the liver
· Persons suffering from Liver disorders / disease
· Persons suffering from Kidney disorders / disease
· Persons with Asthma
· Persons with COPD
· Persons on, or having been on Steroid therapy
· Stroke victims
· Heart attack victims
· Organ transplant patients
· Persons with endometriosis
Note* Persons whom are athletic may also be at higher risk. Different levels of physical conditioning and physical activities may allow those persons to breathe mold fine particulates deeper into their lungs during times of physical exertion.
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