Guest guest Posted September 3, 2006 Report Posted September 3, 2006 Bravo...this is what I have been stating right along with doctors, etc. I just dont understand how we can accurately figure this out, when some professionals get negative results when they first test somone that has been exposed to molds for a long time, and then those are the ones that have signigiciant reactions right away. Either way this all needs to be accmiplished with the people on both sides, and needs the recognition that it so deserves. There are one two many people all over the country that are very ill from this not so ancient toxin that has goten a hold of us and just isn't letting go. I am currently working on a project in getting this awareness out there more so that it can be acknowledged more by all mankind, wether professional or not. People need a clear and right down to the point of how all of this truley can due much harm, maybe contibuting to the cause dealth in someone...which I believe whole heartly it does. Darlene --- In , LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote: > > Okay, I am not an expert, so bear that in mind, but the way I see it > is that mold particles are all different sizes. They aren't just > spores. Mold dries out and gets pulverized, and it blows around. MERV > 11 does not remove the smallest particles. MERV 13 doesn't either. > > They can cut it down, though. But that isn't enough to make it safe, > just enough to reduce some of the damage. You do what you can. > > The most you can hope to do is reduce the amount of mold particles in > the air, but the smallest particles - the ones that go through filters > also are the most damaging ones. They are the ones that would make it > the deepest into your lungs.. But what can you do? With me, I had one > big, expensive HEPA unit and two box fans with filters.. (and no, they > didn't overheat) > > Also, as points out, and its clearly important, and I suspect > he's right because it agrees with a lot of my own experience, there is > a NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIP between toxin presence and people's > reactions to them. > > Mold toxins are very strong.. nanogram quantities of them over a long > period of time do lots of damage... You can imagine how much air you > inhale in a day.. Don't you think that moist, wet lungs trap a lot of > what they respire? Much more than one of those Air-O-Cell filters that > is just designed to catch large, microscopically identifiable spores.. > Quote
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2006 Report Posted September 3, 2006 Hi everyone, I am new here but have been lurking. Am wondering what is IgA? I tested positive for a lot of IgG and IgA antibodies for the same mold...also just IgA for other molds and just IgG for penicillium notatum. Thanks V > > depends of which subclass of ig you have tested. IgM indicates the recent exposure whereas IgE indicates allergy and IgG indicates long term exposure. > Quote
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