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Meanings of sick building syndrome in English
A set of symptoms, including headaches, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, typically affecting workers in modern airtight office buildings and thought to be caused by indoor pollutants, such as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, microorganisms, etc.
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And while once is happenstance, and twice might be coincidence, three times is sick building syndrome.
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The risk of developing sick building syndrome is known to be higher in air-conditioned than naturally ventilated spaces.
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Conclusion: Airborne microbial contamination, in particular with gram-negative rods and perhaps with endotoxin, may have a role in the causation of sick building syndrome.
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A survey of office workers has found that women are more likely to complain of " sick building syndrome" (SBS) symptoms than men.
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Sick building syndrome, Uncle Bank calls it.
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' Sick building syndrome, my uncle calls it.