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I washed a food container with black mold, i washed my hands multiple times, can i still be at risk? symptoms? inhaling is a problem? can affect brain

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Mold: rarely if ever poses a threat to healthy adults with competent immune systems. Unless you are a cancer patient on chemotherapy or have an immune system disease like AIDS or some other reason to have a compromised immune system, you have little to fear from mold. Hope this helps!

Answered 5/8/2018

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I washed a food container with black mold, i washed my hands multiple times, can i still be at risk? symptoms? inhaling is a problem? can affect brain

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