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Man Killed By CompostBy Sky News SkyNews - Friday, June 13 09:21 amA man has died after inhaling lethal spores which grew on rotting compost in his garden. The 47-year-old fell ill less than 24 hours after being engulfed by "clouds of dust" while working with rotting tree and plant mulch.At first medics thought the previously healthy welder had pneumonia when he was admitted with severe breathing problems.But when antibiotics failed to help, tests showed evidence of Aspergillosis, a reaction to Aspergillus spores.The fungus is commonly found growing on dead leaves, stored grain, compost piles or decaying vegetation.Its spores may trigger a relatively harmless allergic reaction or a much more serious destructive infection that begins in the lungs and spreads to other parts of the body.The man's death - which followed kidney failure and treatment on a heart and lung machine - was reported in The Lancet medical journal.