Hypersensitivity Diseases
A Hypersensitivity Diseases is Diseases characterized by allergic responses to pollutants. The Hypersensitivity Diseases most clearly associated with indoor air quality are asthma, rhinitis, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a rare but serious disease that involves progressive lung damage as long as there is exposure to the causative agent.
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