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Silicosis is caused by fine rock dust trapped in the lungs. It is found in hard rock miners and also open pit miners also anyone exposed to fine rock dust in the air on a continual basis.
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What diseases spread due to volcanoes?
im guessing lung diseases like Silicosis because of breathing in all the smoke
What is RA 3573?
RA 3573, the law on reporting communicable diseases, is a mandatory law in the Philippines which states and requires all individuals and health facilities to report notifiable diseases to local and national health authorities.
What diseases may lead to lung transplanation?
emphysema cystic fibrosis pulmonary fibrosis pulmonary hypertension bronchiectasis sarcoidosis silicosis
What is the prognosis for silicosis?
Silicosis is currently incurable. The prognosis for patients with chronic silicosis is generally good. Acute silicosis, however, may progress rapidly to respiratory failure and death.
What parts of the body silicosis affects?
wich body parts and organs are affected by silicosis
What are some diseases for coal mining?
The two most common are Black Lung Disease, from inhaling coal dust, and Silicosis, from inhaling dust from silica rock (sandstone).
What does notifiable mean?
Inform (somebody) of something
How is silicosis diagnosed?
Diagnosis of silicosis is based on: A detailed occupational history. Chest x rays will usually show small round opaque areas in chronic silicosis; the round areas are larger in complicated and accelerated silicosis. bronchoscopy lung function tests
Is silicosis is a result of inhaling asbestos?
No, silicosis is the result of inhaling silica. Asbestosis is the result of inhaling asbestos.
Can silicosis cause cancer?
To the extent that silicosis can lead to tumor production, and the formation of tumors is thought to be a stepping-stone for carcinogenesis, yes, the occurrence of silicosis can herald in cell dedifferentiation, and thus cancer.
What can cause chronic inflammation?
Processes that can produce chronic inflammation are tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, silicosis, and the continued presence of a foreign body in a wound.
What is chronic silicosis?
Chronic. Chronic silicosis may take 15 or more years of exposure to develop. There is only mild impairment of lung functioning. Chronic silicosis may progress to more advanced forms.
