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A report issued on April 1, 2005 by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency concludes that Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) - a new health disorder which has been described during the last 20 years - is a real condition. MCS differs from the common scientific understanding of illness because the condition is always manifested by multiple non-specific symptoms from different organs at the same time and because these symptoms may occur after exposure to chemicals at very low concentrations.
MCS is assumed to have two phases.
The first phase usually involves exposure to a chemical, most often in high concentrations. During the second phase, exposure to chemicals in low concentrations creates symptoms. These occur in various organs (the central nervous system, parts of the airways and lungs, skin, digestive system, joints, muscles, etc.).
MCS is not a recognized disease and is, therefore, not listed in the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, version 10 (ICD-10).
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