Black mold symptoms include many types of allergic reactions to toxins released by the mold, some of which can be very serious or even fatal for the very young or those in poor health.

Symptoms can be relatively mild although still troublesome, such as cold and flu symptoms, headaches, sore throat, dermatitis, and hair loss. A 1999 study by the Mayo Clinic indicated that most chronic sinus infections, a problem affecting 37 million Americans, are caused by mold.

More serious and debilitating black mold symptoms can include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), memory loss, lack of attention span, achiness, dizziness, diarrhea and asthma. According to a 1999 USA Today article, mold is implicated in a threefold increase in asthma cases over the past two decades.

Black Mold Can Cause Fatal Illnesses

Most troubling, toxins from black mold have been implicated in fatal lung hemmorhage. In one particular 1993-1994 case, Black Mold was implicated in the fatal lung hemmorhages of several infants in Cleveland, Ohio. Black mold has also been linked to cancer.

Health problems related to mold have been documented in humans and animals since the 1930s. Animal tests have indicated the black mold toxins, known as mycotoxins, attack the lungs, brain, thymus, spleen, heart, lymph nodes, kindeys and liver.