It can be found growing both outdoors (on dead or dying vegetation such as rotting leaves or logs) and indoors (damp basements, closets, bathrooms, mattresses, air conditioners, and humidifiers are all possible habitats.)
Mold spores and fragments may be inhaled.
Mold may also be eaten, in foods such as cheese, mushrooms, dried fruits, soy sauce, vinegar, and foods containing yeast.
A mold allergy is an abnormal response of your child’s body to mold.
Is a child with a mold allergy necessarily allergic to a mold-derived drug, like penicillin?
There is no known relationship between allergy to the mold Penicillin and allergy to the antibiotic penicillin, which is made from the mold. Consult your child's physician for more information.
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Boston Children's Hospital is home to the Pediatric Environmental Health Center, which provides comprehensive, coordinated services for children exposed to environmental toxins. As well as offering clinical care, the center is researching important questions in pediatric environmental health.
The Division of General Pediatrics seeks to enhance the lives of children and families through clinical care, teaching, research, and community service.
