If you have left a bowl of fruit out on the table for too long a time; some of the fruit will start to grow some mold on the outer skin. However, this is no big deal; you simply throw all the fruit out into the trash – end of story. Probably; you do not even give any thought to where the mold may have come from. It’s just a natural thing that happens when fruit gets old – or is it?
Both Webster’s and the Oxford dictionaries agree that the word “mold” can have multiple meanings that appear to be unrelated; but, for the type that appears on old, decaying fruit; they agree that this is usually a woolly-like growth produced on damp or decaying organic matter. It is caused by a fungus replicating itself into a colony that is actually feeding on the old fruit and hastening its decay. Additionally, some molds can also live and replicate on living tissue.
Where Does Mold Come From?
The individual fungus is of microscopic size and can be carried along in the wind or flowing water. There are literally thousands of different types that exist naturally around the globe. The chances for one or more to enter your home, workplace or, other premises that you frequent are so high that you should consider it a certainty.
So What If One Microscopic Fungus Does Get In?
Since you will not even be able to see it with your naked eye; what harm can it cause? The answer to that is entirely down to nature and the conditions inside the place that the fungus has entered. For the sake of argument, let’s say that it has come into your house in Alexandria VA; if your place is scrupulously clean and dehumidified nothing much will happen. However, if you have one damp or humid spot inside the whole building; you should expect to have some mold problems at some time or another. In an attic or basement maybe; or, even behind the kitchen units that house the sink; in fact anywhere that is not well ventilated and could trap some moisture.
A single mold fungus is capable of giving off more spores that will quickly replicate into a colony that will soon become visible to the naked eye and cause the air around it to have a musty smell. This can cause allergic symptoms to those breathing in that air. If people are showing asthma like signs for no apparent cause; you probably have a serious mold problem and should contact a specialist like PMSI Mold Treatment Division and arrange for them to inspect, locate and carry out mold removal in Alexandria VA. Click here for more information.
