Molds

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/molds.html

Overviews
• Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation) - http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldguide.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.epa.gov/mold/images/moldguide_sp.pdf
• Mold (American Industrial Hygiene Association) - http://www.aiha.org/governmentaffairs-pr/html/mold-consumer.htm
• Mold Resources (Environmental Protection Agency) - http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldresources.html
• Molds in the Environment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/moldfacts.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/moldfacts_spanish.htm

Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Causes and Symptoms of Mold and Dust Induced Respiratory Illness (Farmer's Lung) (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001201-d001300/d001270/d001270.html
• Mold Allergy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00411

Specific Conditions
• Dealing With Mold & Mildew in Your Flood Damaged Home (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - Links to PDF File - http://www.fema.gov/pdf/reg-x/mold_mildew.pdf
• Mold Allergy (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America) - http://www.aafa.org//templ/display.cfm?id=421
• Molds On Food: Are They Dangerous? (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service) - http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/molds.htm
• Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys Chartarum and Other Molds (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold/stachy.htm

Prevention/Screening
• Asthma and Allergy Prevention: Mold Spores (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/airborne/prevent/mold.html
• Clean Up Mold and Control Moisture in Schools (Environmental Protection Agency) - http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma/eat-cumcm.htm

Research
• Indoor Mold, Dampness Linked to Respiratory Problems; Evidence Does Not Support Links to Wider Array of Illnesses (Institute of Medicine) - http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309091934?OpenDocument

Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Mold: A Glossary (American Industrial Hygiene Association) - http://www.aiha.org/governmentaffairs-pr/html/mold-glossary.htm

Organizations
• EPA, Office of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division) - http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
• National Center for Environmental Health - http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/spanish/
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/espanol/home.htm

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Fungal Infections - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fungalinfections.html
• Poisoning, Toxicology, Environmental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/poisoningtoxicologyenvironmentalhealth.html

Page last updated: 15 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 08 July 2004