Fungal Disease Awareness Week and Protecting Patients, Workers and Building Occupants from Exposure Risks

Fungal Disease Awareness Week (FDAW) kicks off today and runs through the 22nd. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created FDAW to highlight the importance of recognizing, treating, and preventing serious fungal diseases.

According to the CDC:

Many people are affected by fungal diseases at different points in their lives, whether dealing with a somewhat common ringworm infection or coping with losing a loved one from a healthcare-associated fungal infection. In some parts of the United States and the world, it is difficult to avoid breathing in fungal spores that cause infections like histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, or Valley fever.

“It’s important for people to recognize that the symptoms of various fungal diseases can be similar to those of some viral or bacterial diseases,” said Frank Selamie, President of CTSI. “This is why CDC cautions that misdiagnoses or delayed diagnoses can cost lives. Exposure to elevated levels of fungi can also act as a respiratory irritant, allergen, or even an asthma trigger for some people with the condition. These are all reasons why preventing the growth of indoor mold (fungi) is so important. This is especially true in healthcare environments or other places with populations with suppressed or weakened immune systems.”

Dedicated to helping businesses, institutions, and healthcare providers prevent indoor mold growth, or to identify its presence if it has already become an indoor issue, are the infection control, industrial hygiene, and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) experts at CTSI. Their professionals provide consulting, testing, monitoring, and training services to protect against preventable exposures to fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens in the built environment.

To learn more about this or other infection control, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, environmental, health, and safety services, please visit www.ctsiweb.com, email contactus@ctsiweb.com, or call (212) 971-7016.

About CTSI

Established in 1992, Consulting & Testing Services, Inc. (CTSI) was founded on one strong commitment: to provide efficient and expert services to clients based on professionalism, innovation, and cost-effective expert solutions. This commitment has been furthered with CTSI’s reputation in fostering client relationships in all sectors of the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Construction industries. CTSI prides itself in utilizing a high quality service based on its diverse team of staff and professionals’ concise recommendations and solutions to the most pressing dilemmas. The company operates offices in New York and Florida that service clients across the United States.

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