Stachybotrys

Effects on Human Health:
  • Severe Lung Infections
  • Skin Infections
  • Severe Allergic Complications
Symptoms Include:
  • Coughing
  • Sneezing
  • Runny Nose
  • Coughing up blood
  • Death
Method of Transmission:
  • Airborne
  • Contact

Clinical Information

  • When lung infection comes into contact with second hand cigarette smoke, hemaciderosis occurs, especially in small children
  • Stachybotrys is what is commonly known as "Black Mold". It gives off a chemical that causes a break in the lining of the lungs, which leads to blood accumulating in the lungs.
  • There needs to be a current, constant water source for it to maintain. Stachybotrys lives around saturated wood.