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ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- environmental disease
1, record 1, English, environmental%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- environmentally-related disease 3, record 1, English, environmentally%2Drelated%20disease
correct
- ecologic illness 4, record 1, English, ecologic%20illness
correct
- environmental illness 5, record 1, English, environmental%20illness
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ecologic Illness is a chronic multi-system disorder, usually polysymptomatic, caused by adverse reactions to environmental incitants, modified by individual susceptibility and specific adaptation. The incitants are present in air, water, food, drugs and our habitat. 6, record 1, English, - environmental%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Environmental Disease Factors. There are many environmental factors that affect our health. Listed in the directory below are some, for which we have provided a brief overview. ... Molds in the Environment. Air Pollution. Asthma Triggers. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Lead Poisoning. Radon. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Electric and Magnetic Fields. Gulf War Syndrome. 7, record 1, English, - environmental%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with the closely-related term "multiple chemical sensitivity; MCS," that is considered as a synonym by many authors but in fact constitutes the description of this disorder from another perspective (cause and effect relation). 8, record 1, English, - environmental%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Conceptual family: sick building syndrome (SBS); tight building syndrome (TBS); building-related illness (BRI); multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS); environmental disease. 8, record 1, English, - environmental%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie environnementale
1, record 1, French, maladie%20environnementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ME 2, record 1, French, ME
feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maladie écologique 3, record 1, French, maladie%20%C3%A9cologique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie causée par une polysensibilité à divers facteurs environnementaux. 4, record 1, French, - maladie%20environnementale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi le terme «sensibilité chimique multiple» (en anglais : «multiple chemical sensitivity; MCS»), qui est considéré par de nombreux auteurs comme un synonyme de «maladie environnementale» mais qui est en fait une désignation de la maladie sous une autre perspective (relation de cause à effet). 4, record 1, French, - maladie%20environnementale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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