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Coal. Black lung disease ( BLD ), also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, [ 1] or simply black lung, is an occupational type of pneumoconiosis caused by long-term inhalation and deposition of coal dust in the lungs and the consequent lung tissue's reaction to its presence. [ 2] It is common in coal miners and others who work with coal.
Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of pneumoconiosis and is known in the United Kingdom and eastern United States as the "black lung".
1 million (estimate) ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the " Asiatic flu " [1] or " Russian flu ", was a worldwide respiratory viral pandemic. It was the last great pandemic of the 19th ...
OpEd: The federal Black Lung Program was enacted in 1969, just prior to the death of my grandfather, a Kentucky coal miner, from the disease. It’s not helping enough people.
Black lung may feel like an ancient problem to many in Washington, D.C., but it hasn’t gone anywhere – it’s only gotten worse. Many of our clients are suffering from an increasingly severe ...
The disease gets its name because dust inhalation causes scarring in the lung tissue, which turns black as the condition worsens. It's 2018 and black lung disease seems to be on the rise Skip to ...
Metal fume fever, also known as brass founders' ague, brass shakes, [1] zinc shakes, galvie flu, galvo poisoning, metal dust fever, welding shivers, or Monday morning fever, [2] is an illness primarily caused by exposure to chemicals such as zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminium oxide (Al 2 O 3), or magnesium oxide (MgO) which are produced as byproducts in the fumes that result when certain metals are ...
Pneumonic plague. Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. [ 3] Symptoms include fever, headache, shortness of breath, chest pain, and coughing. [ 1] They typically start about three to seven days after exposure. [ 2] It is one of three forms of plague, the other two being septicemic plague and ...