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2. Asbestosis - Wikipedia

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   Murray indicated that fibrosis of the lungs caused by asbestos dust was a plausible cause of the patient's death. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The death of English textile worker Nellie Kershaw in 1924 from pulmonary asbestosis was the first case to be described in medical literature, and the first published account of disease definitely attributed to ...

3. Asbestos-related diseases - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos-related diseases are disorders of the lung and pleura caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant disorders such as asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos), diffuse pleural thickening, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis and malignancies such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.

4. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...

5. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos warning label. Figure A shows the location of the lungs, airways, pleura, and diaphragm in the body. Figure B shows lungs with asbestos-related diseases, including pleural plaque, lung cancer, asbestosis, plaque on the diaphragm, and mesothelioma. Left-sided mesothelioma (seen on the right of the picture): chest CT

6. Now that you can return home after the fires, how do you ...

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   Elsayegh again points to the World Trade Center and said "about 20% to 25% of all of the people exposed to the [9/11 plume of smoke and ash] are still requiring medical care for their lungs."

7. You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.

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   Asbestos is a good example of something similar. It was long thought to be an inert compound that wasn't biologically reactive and couldn't cause any problems. ... "The lung's immune cells hate it ...