Asbestosis is a chronic Inflammation medical condition affecting the parenchymal Biological tissue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos, e.g. in mining. Sufferers have severe dyspnea (shortness of breath) and are at an increased risk regarding several different types of lung cancer. As clear explanations are not always stressed in non-technical literature, care should be taken to distinguish between several forms of relevant diseases. According to the [http://www.euro.who.int/document/aiq/6_2_asbestos.pdf World Health Organisation (WHO)], these may defined as; asbestosis (the subject of this article), ''lung cancer'', and ''mesothelioma'' (generally a very rare form of cancer, when more widespread it is almost always associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos,). ==Signs and symptoms== The primary symptom of asbestosis is generally the slow, insidious onset of dyspnea on exertion. In severe, advanced cases, this may lead to respiratory failure. Coughing is not usually a typical symptom, unless the patient has other, concomitant respiratory tract diseases. People with extensive occupational exposure to the mining, manufacturing, handling or removal of asbestos are at risk of developing asbestosis. There is also an increased risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma. This risk is related to the total dose of asbestos received and the duration of asbestos exposure. ==Diagnosis== The definitive diagnosis of asbestosis is largely dependent on a detailed and accurate clinical history. Reliable data on the level and duration of occupational exposure to asbestos is critical to the diagnosis (though, until recently, rarely available in practice). Histopathology diagnosis is usually not necessary for patient management but can be used to confirm the diagnosis, especially if the simultaneous presence of other diseases is suspected. ==Pathogenesis== Asbestosis is the scarring of lung tissue resulting from the inhalation of asbestos fibers. When such fibers reach the alveolus (air sacs) in the lung, where oxygen is transferred into the blood, the foreign bodies (asbestos fibers) activate the lung's local immune system and provoke an inflammatory reaction. Macrophages phagocytosis (ingest) the fibers and stimulate fibroblasts to deposit connective tissue. The result is fibrosis. The fibrotic scar tissue is much less efficient in gas exchange, reducing oxygen transfer to the blood, as well as the removal of carbon dioxide. The total lung capacity (TLC) may be reduced. In the more severe cases, the drastic reduction in lung function may induce heart failure (cor pulmonale). ==Treatment== There is no curative treatment. Close monitoring (routine X-rays or even pleural biopsy) for mesothelioma is mandated. Oxygen therapy at home is often necessary to relieve the shortness of breath. Supportive treatment of symptoms includes respiratory treatments to remove secretions from the lungs by postural drainage, chest percussion, and vibration. Aerosol medications to thin secretions may be prescribed. ==Legal issues== As asbestosis is often related to past employment, many workers have sought compensation from their previous employers for neglecting to implement safety measures rapidly after the link between asbestos, asbestosis and mesothelioma became known (some reports seem to place this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos#Asbestosis_and_cancer as early as 1898]). Much controversy still exists, however, regarding such compensation, as discussed further in "Asbestos and the law". ==External Links== * [http://www.euro.who.int/document/aiq/6_2_asbestos.pdf World Health Organization report] * [http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm British Goverment Health and Safety Executive] * [http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_21.htm Asbestos Exposure - National Cancer Institute, USA] * [http://www.health.qld.gov.au/phs/Documents/ehu/2691.pdf Public Health Guidance: Asbestos, Queensland Govt., Australia] * [http://www.lungsonline.com/asbestosis.html Lungs Online - Asbestosis] Asbestos Pulmonology Pollution ms:Penyakit Asbestosis
Okay, there is big bucks in finding asbestosis victims for compensation claims. That's why you guys are publishing this stuff here, in the hope to attract more clients. Well, here's the news: * The history section was copied vertabim from [http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/institute/level2/course21/lecture95/l95_04.asp here]. That's a copyvio. We don't do copyvios here; we write our own, un-biased stuff. * The compensation stuff was all about mesothelioma. As this page is only about asbestosis, I found this a good reason for removing the compensation stuff. Googling for ''Merrywater Price asbestosis'' disturbingly brings up Wikipedia as the first search result. This means that you have been using this non-profit site as an advertising medium. Go away. Please. I may have the page protected if this carries on. User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 22:35, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC) :Wow ! - that's quite a strong assertion to make, isn't it? 200.216.31.201, we have argued endlessly about this elsewhere. I wrote this before the debate on the "compensation" article started, and I cannot be bothered to argue about it again. User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 13:36, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC) :Today's version seems okay. I suggest controversial stuff be moved to an article like asbestosis controversy or asbestos removal or asbestos abatement; or my favorite, campaign to ban asbestos. User:Ed Poor user talk:Ed Poor 21:31, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC) :What do you think JFW? I've made a few changes myself, over on the "compensation" page Asbestosis_-_Compensation_and_Liability_Disputes, paraphrasing some quotes, removing some of the more emotional language and including text and references on predatory "runaway litigation" aspects. Should the NPOV and CLEANUP be maintained, or is it ready to have these tags removed? Thanks for any suggestions. User:Wikityke 11:38, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC) I've responded on your talkpage. User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 03:44, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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Asbestosis is a chronic Inflammation medical condition affecting the parenchymal Biological tissue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos, e.g. in mining. Sufferers have severe dyspnea (shortness of breath) and are at an increased risk regarding several different types of lung cancer. As clear explanations are not always stressed in non-technical literature, care should be taken to distinguish between several forms of relevant diseases. According to the [http://www.euro.who.int/document/aiq/6_2_asbestos.pdf World Health Organisation (WHO)], these may defined as; asbestosis (the subject of this article), ''lung cancer'', and ''mesothelioma'' (generally a very rare form of cancer, when more widespread it is almost always associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos,). ==Signs and symptoms== The primary symptom of asbestosis is generally the slow, insidious onset of dyspnea on exertion. In severe, advanced cases, this may lead to respiratory failure. Coughing is not usually a typical symptom, unless the patient has other, concomitant respiratory tract diseases. People with extensive occupational exposure to the mining, manufacturing, handling or removal of asbestos are at risk of developing asbestosis. There is also an increased risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma. This risk is related to the total dose of asbestos received and the duration of asbestos exposure. ==Diagnosis== The definitive diagnosis of asbestosis is largely dependent on a detailed and accurate clinical history. Reliable data on the level and duration of occupational exposure to asbestos is critical to the diagnosis (though, until recently, rarely available in practice). Histopathology diagnosis is usually not necessary for patient management but can be used to confirm the diagnosis, especially if the simultaneous presence of other diseases is suspected. ==Pathogenesis== Asbestosis is the scarring of lung tissue resulting from the inhalation of asbestos fibers. When such fibers reach the alveolus (air sacs) in the lung, where oxygen is transferred into the blood, the foreign bodies (asbestos fibers) activate the lung's local immune system and provoke an inflammatory reaction. Macrophages phagocytosis (ingest) the fibers and stimulate fibroblasts to deposit connective tissue. The result is fibrosis. The fibrotic scar tissue is much less efficient in gas exchange, reducing oxygen transfer to the blood, as well as the removal of carbon dioxide. The total lung capacity (TLC) may be reduced. In the more severe cases, the drastic reduction in lung function may induce heart failure (cor pulmonale). ==Treatment== There is no curative treatment. Close monitoring (routine X-rays or even pleural biopsy) for mesothelioma is mandated. Oxygen therapy at home is often necessary to relieve the shortness of breath. Supportive treatment of symptoms includes respiratory treatments to remove secretions from the lungs by postural drainage, chest percussion, and vibration. Aerosol medications to thin secretions may be prescribed. ==Legal issues== As asbestosis is often related to past employment, many workers have sought compensation from their previous employers for neglecting to implement safety measures rapidly after the link between asbestos, asbestosis and mesothelioma became known (some reports seem to place this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos#Asbestosis_and_cancer as early as 1898]). Much controversy still exists, however, regarding such compensation, as discussed further in "Asbestos and the law". ==External Links== * [http://www.euro.who.int/document/aiq/6_2_asbestos.pdf World Health Organization report] * [http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm British Goverment Health and Safety Executive] * [http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_21.htm Asbestos Exposure - National Cancer Institute, USA] * [http://www.health.qld.gov.au/phs/Documents/ehu/2691.pdf Public Health Guidance: Asbestos, Queensland Govt., Australia] * [http://www.lungsonline.com/asbestosis.html Lungs Online - Asbestosis] Asbestos Pulmonology Pollution ms:Penyakit Asbestosis
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Okay, there is big bucks in finding asbestosis victims for compensation claims. That's why you guys are publishing this stuff here, in the hope to attract more clients. Well, here's the news: * The history section was copied vertabim from [http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/institute/level2/course21/lecture95/l95_04.asp here]. That's a copyvio. We don't do copyvios here; we write our own, un-biased stuff. * The compensation stuff was all about mesothelioma. As this page is only about asbestosis, I found this a good reason for removing the compensation stuff. Googling for ''Merrywater Price asbestosis'' disturbingly brings up Wikipedia as the first search result. This means that you have been using this non-profit site as an advertising medium. Go away. Please. I may have the page protected if this carries on. User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 22:35, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC) :Wow ! - that's quite a strong assertion to make, isn't it? 200.216.31.201, we have argued endlessly about this elsewhere. I wrote this before the debate on the "compensation" article started, and I cannot be bothered to argue about it again. User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 13:36, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC) :Today's version seems okay. I suggest controversial stuff be moved to an article like asbestosis controversy or asbestos removal or asbestos abatement; or my favorite, campaign to ban asbestos. User:Ed Poor user talk:Ed Poor 21:31, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC) :What do you think JFW? I've made a few changes myself, over on the "compensation" page Asbestosis_-_Compensation_and_Liability_Disputes, paraphrasing some quotes, removing some of the more emotional language and including text and references on predatory "runaway litigation" aspects. Should the NPOV and CLEANUP be maintained, or is it ready to have these tags removed? Thanks for any suggestions. User:Wikityke 11:38, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC) I've responded on your talkpage. User:Jfdwolff | User_talk:Jfdwolff 03:44, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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