Fungus v mold

[Claudine]

Excuse my ignorance, can someone explain (simply!) the difference between fungus and mold? Are lung patients equally vulnerable to either?

[stone-UK]

Hi

Mold/mould is a type of fungus, which thrives in cold damp environments.

Causes damage to the surface it’s growing on, and detrimental to health with or without a respitory condition. Fungi is mushroom in appearance again thrives in cold damp conditions. Both release spores detrimental to health.

[Claudine in reply to stone-UK]

When I first posted it I spelt mould as mold because the system queried it. I realise now that Americans can't spell English can they? Presumably these two conditions (fungi and mould) need different drugs to treat them?

[stone-UK in reply to Claudine]

Hi

Treatment would depend on severity and exposure, from wait and see through medication to open your airways so you cough up any inhaled spores, to surgery if you lungs or other organs are badly effected.

Some reading.

healthfully.com/treatments-...

[Nickcv]

I actually have a hospital appointment at the end of the month due to a fungal infection in my lungs. It was originally thought I had cancer but after 3 CT scans the current diagnosis was arrived at.

[Claudine in reply to Nickcv]

Gosh, that must have been very worrying for a while. So it would be interesting to know how you might have developed the fungal infection. Do you have any other lung issues? I have Bronchiectasis but developed pseudomonas which is colonised in the lungs. This is a mould I gather. It's a fascinating subject!! Good luck. Keep in touch with us.

[Nickcv in reply to Claudine]

I have emphysema and on account of a series of infections further investigation was called for, hence the CT scans and the discovery of what the medical profession refer to as a suspicious density. I do have small areas of mould in my flat which might be a contributing factor.