Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 There was an episode on CBS last night where a young man died from a mold infection in his brain. It was really interesting how it was shot- the crime scene people were doing the routine investigation, and they were pulled out of the house by guys in Haz-mat suits and decontaminated in a tent put up outside the house. When they went back in, it was with masks,etc. They were looking for the source of the mold, and sawed many holes in the walls until they got to the spot where the water leak was, which happened to be right where the air ducts were, which had a hole in them, etc... The guy's brain was grey with lots of gooey black stuff around it. It oozed out of his eyes, which is how the coroner discovered the mold right away during the once-over exam. It was supposed to be a kind of mold that prefers human tissue, but normally people don't get infected by it, as the immune system kicks it out. But this guy was a body builder shooting steroids, which allowed the fungal infection to take over his brain, through his sinuses. Steroids are very bad news, esp combined with the conditions in housing nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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