It is also right and evil, can be used as food, or as a poison!

Audit expert: Gu Haitong

Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University

Deputy Chief Physician of Respiratory Medicine

"Huangmei season is rainy, and frogs are everywhere in the grass ponds." In June and July, each year, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in my country must face a problem -how to survive the wet weather.

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In such a humid and humid environment, if the clothes that are taken off are not cleaned in time, it may be covered with mold points when it is taken out in two days; and the snack bread you just bought, because there is no completely sealing the mouth of the mouth. It only takes one afternoon to deteriorate; even the mold is so powerful that it is so powerful that the tiles in the toilet, the corners that are not noticed, etc. will leave its mark.

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Undoubtedly, at this time, mold has invaded your home and has taken root!

What is mold

Moobae refers to acetic mycelium and spores that can form a layer of naked eye on the surface of foods, walls and other objects, and cannot form the filamentous fungus of the sub -entities visible to the naked eye. In a dry environment, molds are just floating in the air and have a low activity, but once they encounter water, it survives instantly and will continue to grow and reproduce. All in all, mold likes to grow in a humid and warm place.

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Many furniture supplies at home, such as wooden tables and chairs, cabinets, wallpaper, carpets paved on the ground, and cotton fabric wearing on our body can provide nutrients for molds and help mold settlement. According to research statistics, when the humidity is greater than 65%and the temperature is between 10 ° C and 32 ° C. On the basis of organic matter as a nutritional basis, mold spores will be happy. While growing up, it will also exude a taste that we are very familiar with in summer -mold, it is a volatile organic smell.

The source of the base of the fungal, the source of the gas, and the breeding mycelium source ｜ Baidu Encyclopedia

Mold is a "two -sided faction"

Don't look at the mildew seem to be insignificant, its power is extraordinary. There are more than 300 molds in the statistical environment, and the existence of some molds pose a serious threat to human health. A large amount of spores produced by mold are known strong allergens, and people with allergies to mold should pay special attention. If you have some inexplicable allergic problems such as sneezing, cough, runny nose, itchy throat, etc., you have to consider whether it is caused by the reproduction of mold in the home environment. Moisturus is very different from the bacterial infections we usually see. Moisturus is very tenacious. Once people are accidentally infected, the treatment is difficult.

Source of mold spores ｜ Baidu Encyclopedia

In addition, the metabolites of some mold are toxic. In the case of the ribicillin we know well, it is mainly produced in moldy foods. It is the metabolic product of patel mold. Nut foods such as peanuts and walnuts in our lives are suitable for the appropriate temperature and humidity. It is extremely easy to be infected to produce romancin. If the grain is not dried in time or improper storage, it will produce romancin. Cuttamotomycin is a very carcinogenic substance. A large amount of foods containing romancin containing patelomycin can cause a large amount of acute diseases such as hepatic cells and liver bleeding. After a certain amount of intake, death will even cause death.

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Therefore, it is necessary to eliminate mold at home! If the mold has not been "wanton" at home, then we should not provide comfortable growth conditions for the mold: to avoid the environment of the dehumidifier to avoid the environment is too humid, keep the humidity of about 40%; Clean up old books and old newspapers; use air purifiers and use filter membrane to "catch" mold spores.

Old book long mold source ｜ A shopping website

If the mold at home has been formed, then there is no need to panic. First, we must do a good job of self -protection, put on a mask and rubber gloves; the second protection room that is not yet moldy, close the doors and windows; Rinse clean tap water; fourth bleach for sterilization treatment and dry the surface of the object; fifth open the air purifier to clean up the dead mold and the remaining mold in the air; finally remember to deal with these used tools and timely timely, and timely timely Clean your hands.

Of course, there are still many molds that are helpful to humans in our lives. Like many families, tofu milk and tempeh must be used to use cateria. There is also the first antibiotic -penicillin discovered and utilized by humans, which is produced by penico. Today it is still serving the people. Another example is the pesticide used to treat insects. There is a figure of white stalemium. The fungus is like its name. It can produce toxins and antibiotics so that insects are infected with white hair and died stiff. There are many mold brothers in our lives, and everyone can find it carefully!

Source of mycelium on the surface of tofu on the surface of tofu | Baidu Picture

Mold is everywhere, and mold is also enemy and friend. In our colorful world, we also have to look at the mold rationally. We must not be killed or taken lightly. Use it properly and reasonably, further study, discover and determine mold toxins, and adopt effective measures to control harmful mold activities in order to better protect people's health, develop agriculture and animal husbandry, and prevent environmental pollution.

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