Lecture 18 - Toxic Mold and Mycotoxins

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the relationship between mold growth, their potential mycotoxins, and disease.
2. Explore the environmental conditions for mold growth.
3. Understand the major species of toxic molds and their disease endpoints.
4. Review the route of exposure of mycotoxins, general pharmacologic effects and clinical disease.
5. Discuss some recent mycotoxin outbreaks