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The 34-year-old Virginia farmer had a severe cough, fever and complained of shortness of breath. Doctors at the hospital first thought it was pneumonia, but later diagnosed the problem as “farmer’s lung,” a disease caused by tiny mold spores.
“The mold spores grow in moist hay and grain stored with little ventilation,” said Glen H. Hetzel. Extension safety specialist at Virginia Tech. "When once-wet bales are opened in the winter, the dangerous spores are set free to pollute the environment and expose farm workers and livestock to serious risk.”
When the farmer inhales the “white dust.” his lungs may become abnormally sensitive to the tiny organisms and he may develop “farmer’s lung.”
“Some people are more susceptible to the disease than others.” noted Hetzel.
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