What is Asbestosis

• Asbestosis (as-bes-TOE-sis) is a chronic lung disease distinguished by a scarring of lung tissues.
• causes of asbestosis is due to prolonged inhaling of asbestos fibers thus leading to long-term fibrosis.

• symptoms of asbestosis exposure end up with thickening of lung tissues, causing chest pain and breathing difficulties.
• asbestosis anthracosis and silicosis are considered occupational diseases and it does not have a cure.
• asbestosis symptoms can range from mild to severe.

• The early symptoms of asbestosis do not appear until many years after continued exposure.
• prolonged exposure to asbestos can cause lung cancer asbestosis and death may occurs.
• Asbestosis is linked to chrysotile fibers, one of the six known types of asbestos.
• asbestosis prognosis for asbestosis is often positive and people can live many years.

Risk Factors of Asbestosis

• asbestosis exposure - Workers in the
• building,
• construction,
• shipbuilding,
• railroad, and
• automotive industries
who have been exposed to asbestos are at particularly high risk.

Risk Factors of Asbestosis

• The risk factor of asbestosis mesothelioma is how much asbestos was in the breathed air, or the "concentration."
• The other risk factor is the cumulative length of all exposures or "duration."
• The more asbestos inhaled (dose), the greater risk of contracting an asbestosis.
• asbestosis life expectancy - The time from first exposure to the discovery of illness is called the latency period.
• The shortest latency period for asbestosis is 5 to 10 years.
• Generally it takes 40 or more years from first exposure till disease diagnosis.
• asbestosis causes : Asbestosis can get worse over time and people with asbestosis have higher risk of developing :
• pleural disease
• mesothelioma
• lung cancer

• Known for its long, curly fibers, chrysotile is the most common type of asbestos used in industrial and commercial applications.
• asbestosis cause - chrysotile fibers is termed as white asbestos and is a confirmed cause of asbestos-related disease, asbestosis including malignant mesothelioma in humans.

• This is the most commonly used form of asbestos.
• Russia and Canada are major producers of chrysotile.
• The use of the chrysotile was widely banned in 1999.
• Despite strict regulations large amounts of asbestos are still found in many older buildings.

• asbestosi is usually diagnosed by chest X-ray or CT scan that shows scarring of the lung tissues.
• No treatment can reverse the effects of asbestosis cancer on the alveoli of lungs.
• mesothelioma treatment focuses on slowing the progression of the disease and pain relief.

• A supplemental oxygen is prescribed to ease breathing.
• This is delivered by thin plastic tubing with prongs that fit into your nostrils or a mask.
• If the asbestosis symptoms are severe, the patient may need a lung transplant.