A worker who has a health reaction to "safe" low-level exposures is experiencing:
1. An allergic reaction
2. A compromised immune system
3. Hypersusceptibility
4. Malnutrition
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A worker who has a health reaction to "safe" low-level exposures is experiencing hypersuscepti-bility.
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