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I was exposed to penicillium aspergillus (they can't distinguish between them) what are the chances i was exposed to carcinogens?
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Very small: Who's 'they'? How were you exposed? Daily for a month? One tome? How do you know it was 1 of these fungi? If you were exposed to carcinogens, they would have killed off the Penicillium and the Aspergillus fungi long before you got there. Most fungi cannot handle carcinogens in the quantities that would make you worried about getting cancer. I think this is more of an irrational fear than anything.
Answered 5/18/2016
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