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Katherine Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 07:30:17 -0400
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Saw a show on "Disover" channel last night about newborns in Cleveland dying
from lung hemorrhage.  It was produced as a "medical mystery" type story.
To cut a long story short, the house where the babies were sick (20+) or
died (4) had a history of flooding in the basement, which allowed a mold,
Stachybotrus autra (spelling may be wrong) to grow.  The mold then dried,
and the spores became airborne and were sucked into the air intake part of
the furnace, which then spewed them throughout the house.  The babies
inhaled the mold spores, which then grew in their lungs.  Other contributing
factors for illness and death were (1) smoking/smokers in the house and (2)
lack of breastfeeding.

They didn't "Wiessingerize" it and talk about how babies with NORMAL lungs
(from breastfeeding) didn't get sick, while babies with ABNORMAL lungs (from
formula use) did get sick and die.  They just talked about the 'protective
effect' of breast milk on the lungs, which helped the babies cope with the
mold.  Still, it was great to see breastfeeding so prominently highlighted
as being an important factor distinguishing babies who stayed healthy even
with mold in the house, from those who got sick or died.

The root problem was the flooding or leaking pipes in the basement.  This
mold is apparently becoming a major health problem in the US.  :(

Kathy Dettwyler
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