Family finds hidden room in home covered with toxic mold
Public Group active 3 years, 1 month agoA mother and daughter raised awareness after suffering a series of unexplained illnesses due to mold found in their Georgia rental home.Cherylyn Woody and her daughter found what appears to be black mold in a hidden room in their Duluth home nine months after they moved in in 2014.Woody said her then-four-year-old daughter started having ‘deep chest wheezing’, coughing, sinus drainage and watery eyes about five or six months into their rental. Cherylyn Woody and her daughter found what appears to be black mold in a hidden room in their home nine months after they moved in The mold was found in a room that was attached to their home but blocked off, so Woody had no idea it was there Woody only looked into the mold after she and her then-four-year-old daughter began suffering from a series of unexplained illnesses The secret room was found behind a blocked-off wall that led to a stairwell. The stairwell then took inspectors to the mold-filled roomShe took her daughter to a pediatrician, who prescribed her an inhaler, but Woody saw no improvement so she decided to get the home inspected by BIO ONE Atlanta.’I rented the home and I had no idea this room even existed until myself and my daughter became increasingly ill and finally figured out it had to be environmental and had the home inspe
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‘Upon further investigation I pulled this board right over and we found a room segregated from the rest of the house,’ he told WSB.He added that the room was hidden behind bars and out of view.’We noticed there is a flight of stairs that leads into an access point that has recently been covered up with sheet rock and plaster,’ Cervino said.Woody said that the room was ‘hidden’, and she ‘had no idea there was a room under the house’.Molds are common in buildings and homes and can grow indoors wherever there is moisture present, according to the .Common indoor molds include ladosporium, Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Alternaria. Woody’s daughter began suffering from ‘deep chest wheezing’, coughing, sinus drainage and watery eyes BIO ONE Atlanta inspectors first found nothing wrong with the house, but later discovered the secret entrance way Molds are common in buildings and homes and can grow indoors wherever there is moisture present and affect people more often when they have allergiesThe organization does not have information about how often Stachybotrys chartarum, also known as black mold, appears in buildings and homes.Though it’s less common than other mold species, Stachybotrys chartarum is not rare.’Stachybotrys chartarum is a greenish-black mold. It can grow on material with a high cellulose and low nitrogen content, such as fiberboard, gypsum board, paper, dust, and lint,’ according to the CDC.Its definition continues:’Growth occurs when there is moisture from water damage, excessive humidity, water leaks, condensation, water infiltration, or flooding.’Constant moisture is required for its growth. It is not necessary, however, to determine what type of mold you may have. All molds should be treated the same with respect to potential health risks and removal.’Molds might affect people who have allergies more than others, and people with immunosuppression or underlying lung disease are more susceptible to fungal infections, the CDC reports.For more information on molds, visit the Ce
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