I read some place that spagnum moss was once used to cover battle
wounds; however, just in the last century has it become subject to
fungus. I also read somewhere that it caused trichosporosis (a node
appearing on the skin) the same as a rose thorn in the finger. My vague
recollection was that iodine treatments cured the problem. And, I
believe a link to this information appeared on this forum a few years
ago; so, if interested one would have to do a little research.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
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TRAINMAN9 wrote:

I was reading about sphagnum moss and there was a warning about using
gloves and a particle mask when working with it. Seems the stuff can
cause a nasty infection.

This has been well known for some time. The best way to handle NZ Spagnum is to
use gloves and soak the spagnum to control the dust. The reason for the gloves
is to protect against the stuff coming into contact with a break in the skin
and causing an infection.