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There are many different types of mold. Most are harmless, but some cause health problems. Toxic mold is one type that makes people and animals sick because it produces mycotoxin. A mycotoxin is a dangerous product produced by some fungi.

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There are many different types of mold. Most are harmless, but some cause health problems. Toxic mold is one type that makes people and animals sick because it produces mycotoxin. A mycotoxin is a dangerous product produced by some fungi.

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Administer super-activated charcoal.

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Clean corn is very nutritious for birds; however, if the corn has been left on the ground, Aspergillus sp may grow causing a mycotoxin response and eventually killing the birds.

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No. Mold is a fungus, not a bacteria. You can get mycotoxin exposure to certain types of mold, which will make you very sick, and can even be fatal in high enough concentrations. However, you can only get bacterial meningitis from certain bacterial infections.

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Tapani Tuomi, Lauri Saarinen and Kari Reijula (1998): Detection of polar and macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins from indoor environments. Analyst, 123, 1835-1841

T-2 Toxin belongs to the polar mycotoxins.

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