0
Black lung disease was first reported back in 1822. Doctors were under the impression that the the symptoms from black lung disease were Asthma related. and called it miners asthma. However when In 1831, Upon discovering the blackening of miners lungs the term black lung disease was created. this term was replaced once again more then a hundred years later in 1942 to "pneumoconiosis" by British medical professionals working on understanding the dust diseases that affected coal miners.
Black lung disease can be the result of inhaling coal dust. Modern medical terminology for this disease is "pneumoconiosis",
What else can I help you with?
What is Black lung disease associated with the production of?
Coal miners are associated with black lung disease.
Known as black lung disease?
Black Lungs..silly.
A 45 letter word for Black Lung Disease?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis it's lung disease caused by volcanic ash.
What is Pneumoconiosis?
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust. Such as Black Lung.
What are some symptoms of black lung disease?
Black lung disease frequently does not show any symptoms. When it does, the common ones are shortness of breath, severe cough, and difficulty breathing.
Should you go to the hospital if you have black lung disease?
I would.
What medical illnesses do coal miners get?
Black lung disease.
What is classified as a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is commonly known as a black lung disease?
anthracosis
What is the name for black lung disease?
Black lung disease is associated with the coal mining industry. The disease is the result of prolonged breathing of coal dust. Coal dust contains silica and carbon. These components of coal dust are what cause black lung disease. About 1 in 20 coal miners have evidence of black lung disease which is a chronic disease for which there is no known treatment.
Where in the body does black lung attack?
Black lung, as the name suggests, is a disease of the lungs. The lungs are located within the chest (or in more technical terms, the thorax).
It is a disease common to coal miners?
Black lung disease: A chronic occupational lung disease contracted by the prolonged breathing of coal mine dust. The silica and carbon in the coal dust cause black lung disease. About one of every 20 miners studied in the US has X-ray evidence of black lung disease, a form of pneumoconiosis.
What are the causes of black lung disease?
The silica and carbon in the coal dust cause black lung diseaseAlso, smoking, which builds up tar in your lungs. The tar turns your lungs black, thats gives you black lung disease, which most people dont realize they have till it turns into lung cancer.
