Learning Objectives

1. Understand the relationship between mold growth, their potential mycotoxins, and disease.
2. Explore the environmental conditions for mold growth.
3. Understand the major species of toxic molds and their disease endpoints.
4. Review the route of exposure of mycotoxins, general pharmacologic effects and clinical disease.
5. Discuss some recent mycotoxin outbreaks

Advance Reading

• Shibamoto, pp.97-112

Suggested Reading

1. Aflatoxins
2. Ergotism

Keywords

1. Mold allergy
2. Mycosis
3. Mold irritation
4. Mycotoxicosis
5. Stachybotrys
6. Stachybotryotoxicosis
7. Coccidioides
8. Coccidioidomycosis
9. Claviceps
10. Ergotism

11. Ergots
12. Fusarium
13. Trichothecenes (T-2)
14. Alimentary Toxic Aleukia Toxicosis (ATA)
15. Zearalenone
16. Fumonisin
17. Aspergillus
18. Aflatoxin