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Mold was first noticed by a student on an outside wall under an air conditioner. When she began having trouble breathing, she looked inside the A/C unit and saw mold growing on the unit’s vents.
She went to her doctor because her throat hurt and she couldn’t stop coughing. The diagnosis was bacterial pneumonia and was more than likely linked to the moldy air conditioner. She was hospitalized for two days and incurred medical bills of about $3,000 after what her insurance paid.
The student has had pneumonia twice more since that first time. It’s taken a toll on her grades and her physical and mental health. The only temporary fixes have been to clean A/C unit and refill her medications. She keeps an inhaler with her 24/7, which is something she has never done in the past.
Meanwhile more than 1,000 students who live off campus will be relocated during mold removal at Granville Towers, a privately managed complex.
“The health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is the University’s highest priority, and we take all reports of potential mold seriously,” Allan Blattner, executive director of Carolina Housing, said in an email from UNC Media Relations. “If a student has filed a Fix-My-Room request but they feel their issues are not being resolved to their satisfaction, I encourage them to speak to their RA (resident adviser) so that the situation can be elevated.”
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