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Environmental Illness -Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Continued of “Mother Nature Crying -1.Plastic”, Dioxins-Mother Nature  is ill and angry-2 AuthorProf. Hayk S. Arakelyan. Full Professor in Medicine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Ph.D, Grand Ph.D. Senior Expert of Interactive Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Safety, Treatment Tactics, General Medicine and Clinical Research.

“Environmental pollution is an incurable disease. It can only be prevented.” “Barry Commoner”

Introduction. An environmental illness can occur when you are exposed to toxins or substances in the environment that make you sick. These health hazards may be found where you live, work, or play. Exposure to some types of chemicals can cause an environmental illness. The more of the chemical you are exposed to, the more likely you are to get ill. Symptoms of an environmental illness. Symptoms of an environmental illness depend on what is causing it. The symptoms may be like those you can get with other conditions. Examples are: --Headache. -Fever and chills. -Nausea. -A cough. -Muscle aches. -A rash. Diagnosis of an environmental illness. An environmental illness can be hard to diagnose. Doctor may not know what is causing your symptoms. Or you may mistake your symptoms for another problem. Exposure to toxic chemicals can cause a wide range of common medical problems or make them worse. An exposure history, which is a set of questions about your home, workplace, habits, jobs, lifestyle, and hobbies, can help you find out what is making you sick. It may point to chemicals or other hazards that you've been exposed to recently or in the past. Chemical sensitivity disorder or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is defined as "an acquired disorder characterized by recurrent symptoms, referable to multiple organ systems, occurring in response to exposure to many chemically unrelated compounds at doses below those established in the general population to cause harmful effects." Most of us need little convincing that our urban environments are polluted. The belief that the food chain is contaminated with toxic chemicals is universal and readily validated. The exact number of persons suffering from chemical sensitivity is unclear, but the rise in immune and nervous system disorders indicates that this problem is becoming more common, and somewhat more widely recognized. No characteristically unique signs, laboratory test abnormalities, tissue pathology, or course of illness have been identified, and it remains unclear whether symptoms are physiologically or psychologically generated. Chemical triggers of an environmental illness. Many chemicals have been reported to trigger MCS symptoms. Substances with strong scents are the most commonly reported triggers. These include a variety of cleaning agents, pesticides, perfumes, vehicle exhaust, the products used in barber shops and beauty salons, cosmetics new carpeting, new furniture, chlorine and fluoride in drinking water, fresh ink etc. Food items reported as triggers include tartrazine (a.k.a. FD&C Yellow #5 or E102), and other azo dyes. -Epidemiology of an environmental illness. - Genetic differences in metabolism. -Treatment of an environmental illness. -Mother Nature and our Future. -Environment and other diseases.

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