Many other names have been applied to the condition called MCS. Among them are environmental illness (EI), ecological illness, total allergy syndrome, the 20th Century disease (e.g., Hileman, 1991), and idiopathic environmental intolerances (IPCS, 1996). The last term, which is discussed in Section VI, was recommended by a MCS workshop that was organized by the International Program on Chemical Safety (a program cosponsored by the United Nations Environmental Program, the International Labor Office, and the World Health Organization).
Until more is known about the etiology of the condition, it is not possible to determine what name would be both descriptive and physiologically correct. The workgroup has elected to use the most commonly applied term "multiple chemical sensitivity" ("MCS") throughout this report.
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