Monday, December 27, 2010

Aging mobile homes: Mold is a life-and-death issue

Aging mobile homes: Mold is a life-and-death issue
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20101226/NEWS/12260327/1011/NEWS10/Iowa-s-aging-mobile-homes-Mold-is-a-life-and-death-issue

"Fumbling in the darkness, Newton dropped his cell phone as he called his daughter, and fell to the floor of his mobile home. All he could think to yell as he lost consciousness was "Help!" - a cry that probably saved his life.

Newton, 55, a disabled painter, had gone to bed that Friday night in early October feeling good. When he awoke, he was covered in rashes from head to toe, inside his body and out. His esophagus had become so swollen in the short time he had been sleeping that he began choking on his own saliva.

What likely almost killed Newton was mold, a health hazard prevalent in the oldest mobile homes, medical experts say."

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