Building-Related Illness (BRI)
Specific medical conditions of known cause or origin, which can often be documented by physical signs and laboratory findings. BRI includes:
sensory irritation when caused by known agents
respiratory allergies
nosocomial infections
humidifier fever
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Legionnaires' disease
symptoms and signs consistent with exposure to chemical or biological substances (CO, formaldehyde, pesticides, endotoxins, mycotoxins)
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