Talk:Organic dust toxic syndrome

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"ODTS consists of variably severe chills, sweats, cough, myalgias, headache and anorexia, occurring 4-8 hours after exposure to mouldy hay, wood chips or other organic material. Due to the similiarity to influenza illness, it is reasonable to assume the symptoms are caused by proinflammatory mediators called kinins, responsible for the kinin release or 'storm' in influenza. As opposed to immunologically-mediated disorders like farmers lung, ODTS is not associated with antibodies to inhaled antigenic material, and unlike farmers lung does not become more severe with subsequent exposures with the possibility of sustained lung damage or even death. Improved recognition of the disorder has revealed non-occupational outbreaks associated with flooding and exposure to compost and wood-chip piles. The syndrome appears caused by inhallation of fungal or bacterial products including endotoxin and is usually short-lived but may last up to ten days. The illness can be prevented by limiting exposure to mouldy environments with ventillation or respiratory protection."