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What are the hazards of the asbestos?
One type of asbestos (chrysotile) can cause a type of lung cancer (mesothelioma) and most types of asbestos cause a lung disease called asbestosis (a type of silicosis), when small airborne fibers of the asbestos are inhaled.
The respiratory disease most closely associated with asbestos is?
It's not a respiratory disease it is a type of cancer. Mesotheilioma.
When was Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization created?
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization was created in 2004.
Have anyone survived from asbestos?
Many people who worked with asbestos did not develop a disease, although many did. Some of those who developed asbestosis or lung cancer as a result of working with asbestos did survive the disease, at least for a time. Mesothelioma, another disease caused by asbestos, has a very low survival rate, but a few people survive even that disease.
What is Chrysotile Peritoneal Mesothelioma?
Chrysotile Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a disease, caused by the exposure to asbestos. This disease was created by humans and is not natural. The only cure is to avoid asbestos.
What are the risks of asbestos?
The risks of asbestos are different types of lung disease. Specifically, being exposed to airborne asbestos can increase the chances of developing:asbestosislung cancermesothelioma
What are the symptoms of a person suffering from asbestos lung?
Asbestos lung disease is also called asbestosis. The symptoms of a person suffering from asbestos lung disease are chest pain, coughing, difficulty swallowing, loss of appetite, weight loss and blood in the sputum.
How dangerous is vermiculite plus asbestos insulation?
Vermiculite insulation containing asbestos is about as dangerous as any other type of insulation that contains asbestos. If it becomes airborne and people breath in the fibers, their risk of contracting an asbestos related disease increases. The amount of increased risk depends on how much asbestos is in the insulation, how much becomes airborne, how long the people are exposed to the airborne fibers, and whether they smoke tobacco products.
What Is a chemical that was used to prevent fires but can cause lung disease?
Asbestos
What does asbestosis mean?
lung disease that occurs from breathing in asbestos fibers
Where could I find more information on asbestos class action lawsuits?
Asbestos is a mineral, it is found in the natural environment in rock. It should have stayed there. Beginning in the 1930's and continuing on for more than four decades, asbestos companies decided to use this mineral in their products. Asbestos disease follows the trail of exposure. Asbestos disease is not limited to any one particular craft or trade. Asbestos has been unknowingly carried home on the clothes of workers resulting in disease among the wives who cleaned the clothes and their children. It is a sad commentary that tens of thousands of diseased people have paved the trail of asbestos exposure. During the time companies sold asbestos,
How do you prevent asbestos?
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.
