Asbestos can have deadly effects on the lungs. By breathing this conditions may occur. See your doctor immediately if you inhaled asbestos. It is very harmful for your health, and can kill you.
This would be a question to ask your physician, not a web site.
No, silicosis is the result of inhaling silica. Asbestosis is the result of inhaling asbestos.
If you inhale asbestos you can develop lung cancer many years later and die.
It is now known that inhaling asbestos fibers can cause lung disease.
The only way to definitively determine if old tiles contain asbestos is to have them tested by a certified asbestos inspector. Asbestos was commonly used in tiles before the 1980s, so if your tiles were installed before then, there is a higher likelihood of them containing asbestos. However, visual inspection alone is not enough to confirm the presence of asbestos.
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Asbestos has existed in the ground for millions of years.You cannot prevent it from existing. You can prevent asbestos disease by leaving the fiber in the ground, by treating asbestos-containing products so the fibers cannot become airborne, and by preventing people from inhaling (breathing in) air that is contaminated with asbestos.
Some causes of lung cancer are smoking, or inhaling harmful chemicals such as radon or asbestos.
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