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WHO is affected, potentially?
- Virtually anyone exposed to airborne mould can react to the toxigenic properties of viable and nonviable mould spores.
- Asthmatics and others with allergy to mould will react at lower exposure levels. There may not be a no-effect level for some of these individuals.
- Heavily exposed individuals run the risk of serious illnesses, beyond the toxic and allergic reactions: farmers, renovation and demolition workers, and abatement workers.
- Infants and susceptible individuals (e.g., persons with compromised immune systems, living with HIV, cystic fibrosis, and the aged) will likely react at lower concentrations and require special attention. Infants in environments with Stachybotrys chartarum contamination may be at grave risk.