CDC/Mannino Comments

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A few days ago I found the article you mentioned at the s Hopkins site

(InteliHealth) and had the same reaction to the comments of Dr. Mannino. While I

was irritated, I was not suprised. I had spoken with Dr. Mannino several months

ago when I first began my personal quest for information regarding Stachybotrys

and other types of mold contamination. Since then I have communicated with MANY

other experts and none of them would agree with this statement. At best some may

say that the jury is still out, that the science has not caught up with the

problem, that many studies are underway to determine the effect of exposures to

human health...Dr. Mannino told me that faults were found with the study of

babies who died as a result of pulmonary hemmorage in Cleveland. I think that

there has been evidence to show that it was not the stachy but rather the second

hand smoke in combination with stachy that caused the deaths. If so, would the

second hand smoke have caused this WITHOUT the stachy? It seems to me that

stachy was a necessary factor.We put warnings on cigarette packages. Perhaps it

should include a warning about the combination of second hand smoke with stachy,

the way that pharmacueticals list drug interactions, or the way we warn people

not to drink and drive? I think that there have been other studies to suggest a

correlation exists. While the science is not there to support

standards/acceptable levels, it is genearlly agreed by most World Health

Organizations that mold in buildings is unhealthy. Sadly, we will have to wait

for more studies to be completed to get any kind of acceptable levels...In the

meantime building owners are able to hide behind this confusion to avoid

addressing problems or correcting them adequately. p.s. I am a new member and

have spent the moring scrolling through your archives. I began with the

earliest postings and am interested to know whether your early questions

regarding avenues for litigation when building owners fail to warn occupants,

fail to properly correct problems, . I saw one string that said that people

can't sue school districts over this since it is taxpayer $. Is that correct?