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This page was written to help someone identify symptoms caused by Stachybotrys chartarum, which is a form of black mold mostly known for being the toxic black mold.

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However, not all black mold is, or even all that toxic.

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Immune system problems Reproductive system issues Tiredness, drowsiness and discomfort Other minor to major illnesses and health issues Mental and neurological issues Respiratory difficulities Circulatory problems Vision and eye problems Skin problems like rashes Immune system problems

Confusion, or difficulty concentrating Shortened attention span Slowed reflexes Disorientation and Dizziness Memory loss issues Impaired learning ability Hallucinations Shock Anxiety Depression Aggression, irritability and other personality changes Tingling in the hands and feet Trembling or Shaking Seizures Numbness in fingers and toes

Difficulty breathing, breathlessness, and shortness of breath

Wheezing, or Coughing

Pulmonary edema (swelling of the lungs), or Pulmonary hemorrhage (bleeding in the lungs)

Sore throat and burning sensations in the mouth

Bleeding, or sore gums

Runny nose, congestion, nose bleeds, itchy noses, or blocked nasal passages.

Bleeding in organs including the brain

Irregular heartbeat

Bone marrow disruption

Vomiting up blood

Blood not clotting properly leading to a tendency to bleed

Hemorrhage - internal bleeding

Heart inflammation

Damage to heart

Low blood pressure

Infertility, or low sperm counts

Miscarriages

Impotence,or erectile dysfunction

Fetal development issues

Toxic black mold causes serious symptoms and health problems such as mental impairment, breathing problems, damage to internal organs and sometimes even death in extreme cases, but the main groups of symptoms toxic black mold causes are:The mycotoxins produced by toxic black mold are neurotoxic. This means they kill neurons in the brain, which impairs a person's mental ability significantly. These mycotoxins also cause nervous disorders, such as tremors, personality changes, mood swings and irritability.People that live, or work in homes, or businesses with toxic black mold become exposed mainly through breathing in toxic black mold spores and mycotoxins. The mycotoxins from the toxic black mold can create irritation and a burning feeling in a person's air passages including the nasal cavity, mouth and throat. The mycotoxins can cause a burning feeling, breathing problems, and bleeding in the lungs, if the mycotoxins get stuck in the mucus membranes, sinuses, or lungs.Black mold's mycotoxins, which can be inhaled in, ingested, or absorbed through a person's skin or eyes will eventually find their way into the person's blood leading to heart damage, health issues with blood clotting and internal or external hemorrhaging.Mycotoxins from toxic black mold are teratogenic, meaning that they can cause problems in fetuses during pregnancy leading to birth defects and other complications.Being around toxic black mold may cause the immune system to release a sedative called Chloral Hydrate. This natural sedative is used as a defense to try to slow down the dangerous health effects of toxic black mold and it's deadly mycotoxins. However, this natural defense acts as a warning sign by making a person tired and causing otherwise unexplained fatigue. These mycotoxins can also cause soreness of the muscles and joints.

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Aches and pains Chronic fatigue Drowsiness Weakness Muscle pain Malaise - general discomfort Headaches Chest pain Abdominal pain Joint pain Cold or flu type symptoms or recurring colds Fever Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea

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Hearing and hair loss Liver disease Significant weight loss Coma Death

Blurry vision and vision worsening

Jaundice (yellowing of the eyes)

Eye inflammation and painful irritation

Red or bloodshot eyes

Eye damage, or reduced vision

Like other molds, toxic black mold is an allergenic. The toxic spores from black mold cause severe allergic reactions including, but not limited to breathing problems, sore eyes, runny nose, itchiness, sneezing and a soreness of throat.Black mold can affect different people in very different ways as some people won't experience symptoms nearly as severe as what others experience. Young children, the elderly, and people suffering weak immune systems are usually the most affected by the mycotoxins.There is still a lot of research that needs to be done in regards to whether, or not black mold causes cancer, but there are other toxic molds, like Aspergillus for example, that definitely can cause cancer. Actually, the aflatoxin mycotoxins which Aspergillus produce are among the world's most powerful carcinogens.Once a person is no longer around toxic mold spores most of their symptoms should gradually decrease, but some of the health issues caused by the mycotoxins are permanent though. People that have suffered black mold exposure will notice their immune system won't be as strong as it used to be and they'll be more sensitive to mold and mycotoxins and the health effects from being around mold in the future.Air borne mycotoxins can enter a person's eyes and cause inflamed and injured eyes and create vision problems, because these type of black mold mycotoxins are cytotoxic (toxic to cells).The skin is one of the three main ways that toxic black mold mycotoxins enter the human body with several cases in the past, where people have handled hay, or other grain that was contaminated with toxic black mold and developed severe rashes, or skin issues on their body where they touched the hay, as well as on sweaty areas like the armpits and buttocks.Black mold release chemicals, which suppress the immune system. In fact, many immunosuppressive drugs are actually created from toxic molds. A person can become immunocompromised from exposure to black mold, which leads to getting infections and sickness.If you have insurance coverage for your particular water damage, mold removal, and sewage back up issue, then we can definitely work with them directly. We can often bill them 100% for our work, if you have a good claim number and sign the merger you service agreement allowing them to work with us on the billing and scope of water, or mold work to be done. We also serve these cities in the greater Chicago area: Lombard Yes, 2nd Chance Water Restoration serves the entire Chicago land Area and can generally get to a sewage water damage, or mold removal estimate with an hour. Call us today at 630-546-2239!is a genus of molds, hyphomycetes or asexually reproducing, filamentous fungi. Historically, it was considered closely related to the genus Memnoniella, because the spores are produced in slimy heads rather than in dry chains. Recently, the synonymy of the two genera is generally accepted. Most Stachybotrys species inhabit materials rich in cellulose. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 50 species. The name comes from the Greek words "stakhus" (ear of grain, stalk, stick; σταχυς) or "stachy" (progeny) and "botrus" (cluster or bunch as in grapes, trusses; βότρυς). The most infamous species, S. chartarum (previously known as S. atra) and S. chlorohalonata, are known as "black mold" or "toxic black mold" in the U.S., and are frequently associated with poor indoor air quality that arises after fungal growth on water-damaged building materials. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, "The term 'toxic mold' is not accurate. While certain molds are toxigenic, meaning they can produce toxins (specifically mycotoxins), the molds themselves are not toxic, or poisonous. Hazards presented by molds that may produce mycotoxins should be considered the same as other common molds which can grow in your house. 2nd Chance Water Restoration provides professional sewage cleanup, mold remediation, sewage water removal and water damage pro services to an area that includes the city of Chicago, the rest of Cook County, eight nearby Illinois counties (Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Will, and Kankakee), and the two Indiana counties of Lake and Porter, which includes the following suburbs and cities: Addison Ashburn Park , Auburn Park, Chicago Aurora , Austin Chicago, Barrington Batavia , Beecher, Bellwood Beverly , Big Rock, Bloomingdale Bridgeview , Bristol, Broadview Carpentersville , Cary, Cedar Lake, Chicago Heights Chicago Lawn , Chicago Ridge, Cicero , Clarendon Hills, Country Club Hills , Cragin, Crest Hill Crete , Crown Point, Crystal Lake, Darien Des Plaines , Division Street, Dolton Downers Grove , Downtown Chicago, Dundee , Dunning, Dyer, East Chicago, Edgebrook, Edgewater, Elburn, Elgin Elmwood Park , Elsdon, Elwood, Englewood, Evanston Forest Park ,Fort Dearborn, Fort Sheridan, Fox Lake, Fox River Grove Franklin Park , Garfield Park, Gary, Geneva , Gilberts, Glen Ellyn , Glencoe, Glendale Heights, Glenview , Glenwood, Gold Coast , Graceland, Grand Crossing, Grayslake, Great Lakes, Griffith, Gurnee , Hammond, Hampshire, Hanover Park, Hardwood Heights, Harvard, Harvey, Hawthorne, Hazel Crest , Hebron, Hickory Hills , Highland, Highland Park , Highwood, Hillside , Hines, Hinsdale , Hobart, Hoffman Estates Homer Glen , Hometown, Homewood, Huntley , Hyde Park, Ingleside, Irving Park, Island Lake, Itasca , Jackson Park, Jefferson Park, Joliet , Justice, La Grange , La Grange Park, Lake Bluff ,Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills , Lake Station, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Lakeview, Lansing, Lemont , Libertyville, Lincoln Park, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Lisbon, Lisle Lombard , Lowell, Lyons , Manhattan, Maple Park, Marengo, Markham, Matteson, Maywood, Mc Henry, Medinah , Melrose Park, Merrillville, Michigan City, Midlothian, Mid-West, Miller, Minooka, Mokena, Monee, Montgomery , Morgan Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Mt. 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If you have flooding in your home and you start to notice mold growing on your walls then you may want to call a local restoration company. Do not try and take mold out by yourself!

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