Abstract
Sick Building Syndrome is a term used to describe symptoms in humans which result from problems with indoor air quality. Common complaints include dyspnea, flu-like symptoms, watering eyes, and allergic rhinitis. Although there is likely no single cause for Sick Building Syndrome, fungal contamination in buildings has increasingly been associated with this spectrum of symptoms. The authors describe 2 case studies, and other experimentation, that have investigated the role of fungi in the occurrence of Sick Building Syndrome.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Air Microbiology
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Air Pollution, Indoor / adverse effects*
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Air Pollution, Indoor / economics
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Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / etiology
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Animals
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Asthma / etiology
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Disease Models, Animal
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Dyspnea / etiology
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Environmental Monitoring
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Epidemiological Monitoring
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Fungi*
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Humans
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Inhalation Exposure / adverse effects*
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Inhalation Exposure / analysis
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Research Design
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / etiology
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Risk Factors
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Schools
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Sick Building Syndrome / epidemiology
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Sick Building Syndrome / etiology*
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United States / epidemiology