• Question: Why do some types of mould effect our breathing?

    Asked by Resh@science to Hayley, Jimi on 17 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Hayley Moulding

      Hayley Moulding answered on 17 Mar 2016:

      Mould (like my surname!!!) is made up of lots and lots of spores. These little spores sometimes get into our breathing pipe and go into our lungs. It can irritate our lungs and make us cough or become ill.

    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 17 Mar 2016:

      mould is fungus, or fungal spores (fungus’s version of seeds) and your immune system responds to it by trying to attack it when it lands in your lungs. This makes your airways constrict and can lead to asthma or make your asthma worse if you already have it

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