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You know when you see bread mold. While green spots growing on your bread may make your stomach turn, the mold has an interesting history. Yes, mold can make you sick, but remember, the mold is the basis of penicillin has saved millions of lives. Mold has been around since ancient times and killed and cured. Let's take a look at the role that this disgusting, but beneficial, the organization has played through time.

Mold in the mold Bible has been in existence for eons.

The first mention of mold in the story is in Leviticus 13 and 14 of the Bible. Priests in biblical times have been called when the mold was suspected at home, as home inspectors today. occupants of the house were ordered to leave the house while the priest searched for mold. Once found, the stone mold infestations were torn and the inside walls scraped clean. cool stones replaced the old stones covered with mold and the house has been re-glued and looked carefully for new growth. Sound familiar? Today, while the mold is suspected, modern mold remediators arrive, remove damaged structural elements, clean, and then replace the damaged walls and building materials with new materials. Mummies Moldy You've heard of the curse of the mummy, right? Researchers were killed after opening the tombs of mummies, including one case where ten of the twelve researchers died within days of opening the tomb of King Casimir of Poland in 1973. Three species of fungi (Aspergillus AVUS, Penicillium rubrum and Penicillium rugulosum) have been found on objects taken from the tomb and who are the prime suspects in the death of these researchers.

Bewitching Mold

We now know that many symptoms of mold exposure can cause mental disorders, including hallucinations and seizures - all of which were considered important signs of witchcraft. These symptoms are particularly associated with grains of rye infected with Claviceps and Fusarium. Rye is a popular culture in Massachusetts during the 1600s. It has been speculated that the witches of Salem has suffered from mold caused by food poisoning from eating contaminated rye bread. If you thought that bread mold in your wardrobe is disgusting, imagine being burned at the stake because of this.

Mold mold killer has killed many people in the world.

Case, the famine in Ireland. Although the Irish have not eaten mold, mold has been responsible for wiping out the culture of potatoes. Hungry, farmers and their families consumed the uninfected "seed" potatoes. Thus, the following year, no potato seed were available for new crops. Almost half of Ireland's population of 8 million later, died of hunger. Mold Healer Despite the bad reputation of Mold, mold was also cured many people.

Penicillin is a type of mold with antibiotic properties. Initially observed in the late 1800s, it was not until 1928, when penicillin has captured the imagination of Sir Alexander Fleming as a potential treatment. Fleming had been a culture of Staphylococcus become infested with mold and mildew that appears adjacent to dissolve bacteria. He discovered that substances created by the mold could kill a variety of pathogenic bacteria.

Before the discovery of penicillin, people died from common infections and bacterial diseases all the time. Today, the mortality rate due to infections is a twentieth of what it was a hundred years ago - all thanks to the mold. The next time you pull a piece of moldy bread, take a moment to contemplate this strange organization that both kills and cures.