organic dust toxic syndrome

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organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS),

any nonallergic, noninfectious respiratory illness caused by inhalation of organic dust, as from moldy silage, hay, or other agricultural products. Symptoms include shaking chills or sweats, cough or shortness of breath, headache, anorexia, and myalgia. See also farmer's lung, hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

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ODTS			Organic dust toxic syndrome is a flu like illness that results from a short term exposure to very high levels of spores, such as the levels that may be encountered by workers doing large mold remediation jobs without wearing protective respirators. Mold Biology and Mold Related Heath Issues by Daryl Watters / Home based business community Several reports also suggest that severe illnesses may be attributed to exposures to mycotoxins, including organic dust toxic syndrome and pulmonary hemosiderosis, although causation has not yet been definitively established (CDC, 2000; Etzel et al. Clearing the air: a model for investigating indoor air quality in ... by Brooks, Edward G. / Journal of Environmental Health While not as common it is possible that even a single heavy exposure to mold could lead to Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, or other immunologic effects. Airborne mold spores can be toxic to human health by Collins, Ralph / Real Estate Weekly			organ procurement Organ Recital organ shortage organ specificity organ system management Organ Thief organ transplantation organ(o)- organ, in Chinese medicine organ- organ-based specialty organ-limited autopsy organ-specific organ-specific antigen organelle organic organic acid organic acidemia Organic brain disorder organic brain syndrome organic chemistry organic compound organic contracture organic disease organic dust organic dust toxic syndrome organic evolution organic foods organic headache Organic illness organic mental disorder organic mental disorders organic mental syndrome organic mercury exposure organic mood syndrome organic mood syndrome, manic type organic motivation organic murmur organic personality syndrome organic psychosis organic solvents Organic Suicide organic vertigo Organic vulvodynia organicism organics profiling organification Organisation Mondiale de la Santé organism organization organization center			organic contracture organic contracture organic contracture Organic Crop Improvement Association Organic Crop Producers and Processors Organic Crystal Growth Facility Organic cyanide Organic cyanide Organic cyanide Organic Data Organic decay Organic decay Organic decay Organic decay organic delusional syndrome organic delusional syndrome organic delusional syndrome organic delusional syndrome Organic description of a curve Organic Direct Vendor Delivery organic disease organic disease organic disease organic disease organic disorder Organic drink organic drivenness Organic Dry Matter Organic Dry Solid organic dust organic dust toxic syndrome Organic electricity Organic Electro-Luminescence Organic Electro-Luminescent Device Organic Electroluminescent Organic Electroluminescent Display organic electrolyte cell Organic Entry Level Stewardship Organic Essential Oils Organic Essentials for Life Organic ether Organic ether Organic ether Organic Evaporated Cane Juice organic evolution organic evolution organic evolution organic evolution Organic Extracts from Respirable Particles Organic Failure-to-Thrive Organic farm Organic Farm Alternative Breaks Organic Farm New Zealand Organic farmer Organic Farmers Action Network Organic Farmers Agency for Relationship Marketing Organic Farmers and Growers Organic Farmers Marketing Association Organic farming Organic farming Organic Farming Conversion Scheme

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