Asbestos - asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer
Asbestos has many attractive qualities for manufacturers. It is powerful, flexible and resistant to corrosion. It is also resistant to burn and good insulation. There are not many substances that have these characteristics and can explain why it is used so much. It is dangerous when the asbestos-containing materials are disturbed or damaged. Asbestos is in blocks of microscopic fibers. If the materials are damaged or disturbed, separate and these fibers can in the air. These fibres can be found in the lungs and can cause serious and even fatal diseases. Some of these diseases are:
The asbestosis is not a cancer, lung diseases. The inhalation of asbestos fibers over a long time that they caused. This disease is twenty-five to forty years to develop. Since the asbestos fibers as prisoners are held in your lungs, the body produces an acid, in order to try to eliminate these fibers. The continuation of the production of acid has long scar tissue in the lungs. A lot of scars, the lungs work. This can lead to serious respiratory ailments. If asbestosis is not treated, can lead to a heart failure. Currently there is no effective treatment for this disease. The people, the renovation or demolition of buildings that contain asbestos, the biggest risk for the development of amiantose. The chances of the disease by a physical contact with a person who is working with asbestos are minimal. The people who have worked in the shipyards, the first diagnosis of asbestosis.
The Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, the key pleura (the outer membrane surrounding the lung and chest cavity) and / or the peritoneum (membranes, which papered the walls of the abdominal cavity). In the United States, there are only about 3000 new cases of the disease each year. The strain was caused by asbestos, which in all cases. The issue in this case lasted from fifteen to thirty years. Unlike other forms of cancer, there is only one known cause of mesothelioma. Studies show that people who are in areas that contain asbestos, such as the mining, steel mills, factories and shipyards that produce asbestos and install installation are in danger, a mesothelioma. They are also at risk if you live with a worker who has asbestos exposure or in the vicinity of an area which contain asbestos. Studies also show that youth are most likely when dealing with mesothelioma inhaling asbestos. That is the reason why people with great efforts for the protection of children in the schools of asbestos exposure.
Many cases of lung cancer can also be improved by asbestos exposure. The lung cancer is in fact the most common cause of death among all diseases caused by asbestos. You can see the impact of a deterioration of the lung by about fifty percent, if you start to smoke. The people working in professions in which they are directly involved in the handling of asbestos are at increased risk of developing lung cancer. Exposure to asbestos while another carcinogen, as the smoke of a cigarette, puts you more risk for lung cancer, that the asbestos exposure alone. There was a study that showed that the asbestos exposure and the smoke is ninety times more likely to develop lung cancer than a person who is not exposed. Some of the symptoms of lung cancer include cough, breathing irregularities, chest pain and anemia. It is generally fifteen to thirty years of the asbestos exposure of the contracting lung cancer.