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Does Exposure To Black Mold Cause Asthma, Chronic URI S And Weakness?

My friend was exposed to airborn black mold a few years ago initally she started c sinus infections c sores inside the nose & feeling flu-like, then she developed asthma & chronic URI s then numbness, tingling shooting pain & weakness in BUE which led to all-over weakness & now she has recently been DX c Divic s (spelling is wrong) it s got to do with optic neuritis & partial loss of sight in the L eye: & the L side of her body esp LLE is weak originally the Doc s thought she had MS but now think it s the Divic s & the pognosis c this disease is very poor, plus she has elevated protien in the blood & spinal fluid & she thinks that she may have this CIDP R/T prolonged exposure to this airborn black mold? What are the chances that this exposure is the cause of her illness now?
Tue, 25 Apr 2017
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Respected user, hi I evaluated your query thoroughly.
*Exposure to black mold dust is definate cause of her all illnesses now.
*Reason for rest symptoms than Upper respiratory tract is her markedly
diminished host immune response following this devastating allergy giving
rise to all the mentioned symptoms.
Hope this clears your query.
Thanks for using Health care magic & keeping trust in our medical services.
Wishing her healthy life ahead with less & less medical ailments.
Regards.
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Does Exposure To Black Mold Cause Asthma, Chronic URI S And Weakness?

Respected user, hi I evaluated your query thoroughly. *Exposure to black mold dust is definate cause of her all illnesses now. *Reason for rest symptoms than Upper respiratory tract is her markedly diminished host immune response following this devastating allergy giving rise to all the mentioned symptoms. Hope this clears your query. Thanks for using Health care magic & keeping trust in our medical services. Wishing her healthy life ahead with less & less medical ailments. Regards.