Provided is an outline of the 2002 proposed mechanism for MCS.
A pivotal feature was added to the diagram, in 2004. It, too, is di-
scussed herein. The outline follows a listing of the case-specific
forms of chemical sensitivity. Nine web links are also included in
this post.
Identified & Defined Forms of Chemical Sensitivity
The forms of chemical sensitivity listed below are those which have
already been identified and defined by mainstream medical science.
The list automatically illustrates that nontoxic\ambient levels of chem-
icals are not universally harmless. The list, therefore, illustrates the
need for a plurality of people to avoid pertinent chemical exposures.
The Merit in Making the List Known
The list serves to counter that which anti-MCS literature serves
to provoke. Needless to say, anti-MCS literature serves to:
1] provoke the powers-that-be into depriving chemically
sensitive persons of reasonable accommodation;
2] provoke the powers-that-be into depriving severely impaired
chemically sensitive persons of disability compensation;
3] persuade marketers into declining to provide consumer product
lines free of those chemical-bearing agents which are known
to trigger adverse reactions such as asthma.
When you illustrate that there are forms of chemical sensitivity that
have already been proven to exist, you illustrate the need of an entire
class of people to avoid ambient levels of those chemical-bearing agents
that are known to harm them. You don't have to wait for the universal
recognition of MCS, in order make this illustration. The recognition of
irritant-induced asthma alone, along with its subset condition, Reactive
Airways Dysfunction Syndrome, is all that is needed to accomplish this.
Even if MCS comes to be declared a non-reality, there will still exist
the ethical requirement to consider the needs of those who suffer from
the case-specific forms of chemical sensitivity. Matters involving for-
maldehyde-releasing agents, the organophosphate\carbamate class of
pesticide, perfume ingredients, additives, & reasonable accommodation
will still have to be addressed. Here is the list, constructed in two parts:
Generalized\Systemic and Localized Forms
Irritant-induced Asthma
Irritant Rhinitis\Rhinosinusitis
Halothane-induced Hepatitis
Photoallergic Contact Dermatitis
Benzene-induced Aplastic Anemia
Airborne Irritant Contact Dermatitis
Formaldehyde-induced Anaphylaxis
(chlorhexidine-induced & other forms)
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome
Irritant-associated Vocal Cord Dysfunction
(symptoms include shortness of breath)
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosi
Chemical Worker's Lung
(a type of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis)
Occup. Asthma due to low-weight molecular agents
Occ. Urticaria (due to low-weight molec. agents),
as well as systemic forms of urticaria
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Chemical-specific Forms
Pine Resin/Rosin Allergy Albietic Acid Sensitivity
Peruvian Lily Allergy (Tuliposide A Sensitivity)
Red Cedar Allergy (Plicatic Acid Sensitivity)
Methyltetrahydrophthalic Anhydride Allergy
IgE-mediated Triethanolamine Sensitivity
Phthalic Anhydride Hypersensitivity
(Acetylated) Salicylate Sensitivity
Cyanuric Chloride Sensitivity
Ethylene Diamine Sensitivity
Acetaminophen Sensitivity
Glutaraldehyde Sensitivity
Chlorhexidine Sensitivity
Methacrylate Sensitivity
Sulfite Hypersensitivity
Isocyanate Sensitivity
Chromate Sensitivity
Paraben Sensitivity
... etc., etc., etc.
Note 1: The list of chemical-specific forms is long. None the less,
the subset provided should suffice in proving a point.
Note 2: Sick Building Syndrome was not listed because it is not
exclusively caused by ambient chemical exposure. It
can also be caused by viral and mold exposure.
Note 3: Reactive Upper-Airways Dysfunction Syndrome doesn't
appear in the list, being that Irritant Rhinitis was listed. None the
less, RUDS is the subset of irritant-induced rhinosinusitis or rhinitis
that works on the upper-respiratory tract the same way that RADS
works on the lower respiratory tract.
Note 4: Small Airways Disease was not listed, either. Yet, it was
found to exist in some of the WTC clean-up crew members who
became ill during or after the clean-up. See: CT helps find cause
of puzzling cough in WTC Rescue workers. It is found at:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=17093
Note 5: There are a multiplicity of contact sensitivity conditions
that were not posted. They were omitted, in order to
avoid the appearance of redundancy.
Note 6: The diagnostic title, Reactive Intestinal Dysfunction
Syndrome (RIDS), has been proposed. See:
Reactive intestinal dysfunction syndrome caused
by chemical exposure - RIDS. It is found at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9766481
