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{{stub}} '''Sick building syndrome''' (SBS) is a collection of symptoms related to time spent in a specific location, but for which there is no other identifiable diagnosis or cause. Symptoms typically alleviate when leaving the building,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sick-building-syndrome/ | title = Sick building syndrome | date = 2017-10-19 | website = nhs.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> although some may have prolonged effects.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-08/documents/sick_building_factsheet.pdf | title = Indoor Air Facts No. 4 (revised) Sick Building Syndrome | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = August 2014 | website = epa.gov|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> SBS is not an accepted diagnosis in standard health care, the illnesses it can cause such as [[Rash|rashes]] or [[Dry eye syndrome|dry eye]] are.Β Β SBS is distinct from [[building-related illness]], which refers to diagnosable conditions with an identifiable origin in a specific building, for example Legionella infection.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="MSD-BRI">https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/home/lung-and-airway-disorders/environmental-lung-diseases/building-related-illnesses</ref> ==History== In 1983, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) used the term "sick building syndrome" for the first time.<ref>{{Cite journal | last= Jafari | first = Mohammad Javad | author-link = | last2 = Khajevandi | first2 = Ali Asghar | authorlink2 = | last3 = Mousavi Najarkola | first3 = Seyed Ali | author-link3 = | last4 = Yekaninejad | first4 = Mir Saeed | authorlink4 = | last5 = Pourhoseingholi | first5 = Mohammad Amin | authorlink5 = | last6 = Omidi | first6 = Leila | last7 = Kalantary | first7 = Saba | date = 2015 | title=Association of Sick Building Syndrome with Indoor Air Parameters|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4515331/|journal=Tanaffos|volume=14|issue=1|pages=55β62|issn=1735-0344|pmc=4515331|pmid=26221153|quote=|via=}}</ref> ==Symptoms== Symptoms for SBS can include:<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> *[[headache]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *blocked or runny nose<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *dry, itchy skin<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *[[Dry eye syndrome|dry, sore eyes]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *[[sore throat]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[cough]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Rash|rashes]]<ref name=":0" /> *[[fatigue]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *[[Attention deficit|difficulty concentrating]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *[[dizziness]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[nausea]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Odor sensitivities|sensitivity to odors]]<ref name=":1" /> ==Learn more== * [https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-08/documents/sick_building_factsheet.pdf Indoor Air Facts No. 4 (revised)] - Environmental Protection Agency * [https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/home/lung-and-airway-disorders/environmental-lung-diseases/building-related-illnesses Building-related-illnesses]] - MSD Manuals == See also == * [[Environmentally acquired illness]] * [[Electrohypersensitivity]] * [[Mold illness]] * [[Multiple chemical sensitivity]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Disease]] [[Category:Environmental toxicology]]
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