D. Honeybourne has written: 'Byssinosis' -- subject(s): Byssinosis
Tests that detect decreasing lung capacity during the workday are used to diagnose byssinosis.
Eliminating exposure to textile dust is the surest way to prevent byssinosis.
Therapy for early-stage byssinosis focuses on reversing airway narrowing.
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Peter Neild has written: 'Byssinosis' -- subject(s): Byssinosis, Workers' compensation
As many as 25% of workers with byssinosis have symptoms that continue or recur throughout the workweek.
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Smoking, impaired lung function, and a history of respiratory allergy increase a textile worker's risk of developing byssinosis.
Reducing exposure is essential. Any worker who has symptoms of byssinosis or who has trouble breathing should transfer to a less-contaminated area.
More than 800,000 workers in the cotton, flax, and rope-making industries are exposed in the workplace to airborne particles that can cause byssinosis.
Most of the people whose deaths were due to byssinosis lived in the textile-producing regions of North and South Carolina.