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Is a: - Disease or Syndrome
- Injury or Poisoning
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Definition: A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (asbestosis; byssinosis; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population. A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhaled dust from processing sugarcane (bagasse), usually in the manufacturing of wallboard. |
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