Live in Malaysia, clothes, walls, furniture infested with FUNGUS! how to get rid of and PREVENT?

Question

Live on the second floor in an apartment building. The walls, furniture, the bedsheets, clothes all have the fungus stench. even the shoe rack and shoes near to the balcony have fungus everywhere. the house is usually cleaned...but cant always clean ALL of the clothes inside the closets to prevent them from getting fungus. the whole house was cleaned with clorox...walls, furniture, and even ALL the clothes were washed...only to find a few days later taht the clothes began to have a stench of fungus..and the furniture also. Please...need to get rid of...but more importantly...need to PREVENT...thank you

I understand that the clothes should be aired...and we do open the windows, but the clothes still get fungus...are there any other solutions please!

Answer 1

Make sure you have plenty of cross-ventilation during most of the day. If you put the pieces of furniture and clothes that smell bad in the sun for a few hours, the smell will go away. Most people who live in tropical climates air their clothes, bed linens, and furniture regularly. That's also why you see many rattan and bamboo or wood pieces of furniture and few overstuffed sofas and armchairs. The rattan, bamboo, and wood pieces of furniture don't attract mildew. Maybe you need to swap out your stinky pieces of furniture for ones that won't get mildewed. Decorate them with colorful pillows and air out the pillows often.

To prevent more mold from growing on clothes that once had mold, use a bleach solution when washing them to kill the spores. That will prevent the old mold from regrowing. Unfortunately you can't use bleach on your colored clothes without affecting the color.

Ask other people who live in your area what they do. In the meantime, be sure to store your clothes in a well ventilated space -- not in a closet or armoire. I lived in the tropics for 8 years and had to hang all my clothes on a rack near an open window to keep them from getting mold.

Answer 2

Is this fungus like a mildew? If it is mildew, use a cup of vinegar in the wash with regular detergent. It cancels out the sour smell somehow. Try it. It works! Just put it in, and if it is really bad, then let it sit in the washer, soaking for a little while, then voila! It is gone. Proceed as usual.

Answer 3

Ring worm isn't actually a worm. It's a fungal infection. Another person said that it's bacterial-- that is false. It's fungal. It lives in damp, warm places (like gym showers, hot tubs, gym equpiment, etc.). Your best bet is to mop every day until your cat is recovered and keep her from getting onto countertops and tables. Clean them if she does. My kitten likes to lick the shower dry when I get out-- weird, I know-- so if yours is like that, too, spray your shower daily with 409 or something. Wash your sheets to be on the safe side and don't let her in your room until she's better. My dad has been to Africa on missions trips 3 or 4 times and didn't get any illness, yet he got ring worm from the local YMCA's workout equipment-- go figure. He went to the doctor and they told him to use athlete foot cream on the ring worm (which was on his forearm). So if you get it, try that before spending money at the doctor. Good luck!

Answer 4

BURN everything!