Stachybotrys can cause nervous system symptoms such as personality changes, sleep disorders, and memory loss. It has been linked to fatal bleeding in the lungs of infants, but this is very rare. If black mold is growing on materials containing cellulose it is prudent not to disturb them until they are shown not to contain toxic mold. Samples can be taken with transparent sticky tape and analyzed by microscopic exam in a laboratory providing microbiological analytical services. Dust Mites Dust mites have been identified as the single most important trigger for asthma attacks .
Mites thrive on dead human skin cells in bedding, carpeting and upholstery.
The average bed can easily have over 10,000 dust mites living in it. Dust mites leave behind droppings and disintegrating body parts that we inhale. One-tenth of the weight of an old pillow can be attributed to dust mites and their droppings. It is the protein in the fecal products and disintegrating body parts of dust mites that is one of the most powerful biological allergens. It is the most important allergen associated with asthma.