Infection Risks from Mucormycetes and Resources to Protect Patients, Workers and Building Occupants in Puerto Rico
Zimmetry Environmental provides infection control, industrial hygiene and indoor environmental quality testing, consulting and training services to identify and mitigate exposure risks to microbial pathogens.
To help lower one’s chances of developing mucormycosis, CDC recommends at-risk people avoid direct contact with water-damaged buildings after a natural disaster, avoid areas with a lot of dust like at construction or excavation sites, and avoid activities that involve close contact with soil or dust.
Mucormycetes are a group of fungi that can cause a rare but serious fungal infection known as mucormycosis. Mucor species and Rhizopus species are some of the most common causes of mucormycosis, but there are also other species. The fungi typically live in soil and decaying organic matter.
Mucormycosis is frequently a life-threatening infection and is treated with prescription antifungal medicine according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency also states that while most cases of mucormycosis are sporadic, outbreaks have occurred. In healthcare settings, CDC reports that it can be difficult to determine whether mucormycosis is healthcare-associated or whether the infections were acquired somewhere else.
People with a weakened immune system could get mucormycosis by inhaling fungal spores or if they enter the skin through an injury. Types of mucormycosis listed by CDC include:
- Rhinocerebral (sinus and brain) mucormycosis
- Pulmonary (lung) mucormycosis
- Gastrointestinal mucormycosis
- Cutaneous (skin) mucormycosis
- Disseminated mucormycosis
“To help lower one’s chances of developing mucormycosis, CDC recommends at-risk people avoid direct contact with water-damaged buildings after a natural disaster, avoid areas with a lot of dust like at construction or excavation sites, and avoid activities that involve close contact with soil or dust,” said Harry Pena, President of Zimmetry Environmental. “In Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, the infection control, industrial hygiene and indoor environmental quality experts at Zimmetry are dedicated to identifying and mitigating indoor and occupational exposure risks to mucormycetes and a wide range of other microbial pathogens. Our professionals offer worksite inspections, building assessments, environmental testing and monitoring, and consulting and training services.”
Zimmetry also recently sponsored an educational video about mucormycosis and fungal exposure risks that can be seen at: https://youtu.be/xewGqtqQyag
To learn more about Zimmetry Environmental and their infection control, indoor air quality, compliance and consulting services, please visit www.zimmetry.com, call (787) 995.0005 or email info@zimmetry.com .
About Zimmetry Environmental
Since 2002, Zimmetry Environmental has been providing environmental consulting services to building owners and managers, architects, engineers, EHS professionals and Fortune 500 companies. The company is based in Puerto Rico and provides services across the Caribbean and Central America. The professionals at Zimmetry offer environmental compliance, indoor air quality, asbestos, lead-based paint, Phase I ESAs and general environmental consulting services.
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