After the Storm – Mold and Moisture: How Can Mold Affect My Health? A Guide for Residents, Volunteers & Workers

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Connecticut Health Center
• Description:
  Breathing Difficulties for Some: Coughing, wheezing, hoarseness, shortness of breath, worsened asthma symptoms, sore throat, and congestion, Chronic lung disease, Irritated breathing from dust; Itchy, Watery, Red Eyes; Irritated Skin & Skin Infections like Athletes Foot; Headaches and Dizziness, as well as tiredness, aching, chills and fever. Some people will not experience negative health effects or possibly nothing more severe than eye, nose and throat irritation or headache. These symptoms may go away in a short time after leaving the mold-contaminated spaces. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Engineering Mining Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Disaster Clean-up Floods Health Effects Hurricanes Molds Natural Disasters
• Publisher:
  University of Connecticut Health Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057090
• Citation:
  Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut Health Center, 2015 Sep; :1
• Email:
  Schenck@uchc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Health Center
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20131001
• Source Full Name:
  After the storm - mold and moisture: how can mold affect my health? A guide for residents, volunteers & workers
• End Date:
  20150930
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214548/cdc_214548_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 144.62 KB ]