Prevention of Mold allergies

Prevention list: Methods of prevention of Mold allergies mentioned in various sources includes those listed below. This prevention information is gathered from various sources, and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Mold allergies.

Avoid mold
Stay indoors
Face masks when outdoors
Avoid lawn mowing - get someone else to do it
Avoid lawn raking

Prevention of Mold allergies: Similar to pollen counts, mold counts may suggest the types and relative quantities of fungi present at a certain time and place. For several reasons, however, these counts probably cannot be used as a constant guide for daily activities. One reason is that the number and types of spores actually present in the mold count may have changed considerably in 24 hours because weather and spore dispersal are directly related. Many of the common allergenic molds are of the dry spore type--they release their spores during dry, windy weather. Other fungi need high humidity, fog, or dew to release their spores. Although rain washes many larger spores out of the air, it also causes some smaller spores to be shot into the air.

In addition to the effect of day-to-day weather changes on mold counts, spore populations may also differ between day and night. Day favors dispersal by dry spore types and night favors wet spore types.¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Something in the Air Airborne Allergens: NIAID

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