A Threat to Public Health in the Past and the Future: Silicosis
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Silicosis is a disease caused by inhaling respirable silica particles primarily composed of quartz dust and has been recognised, since the 2000’s, as a human carcinogen. Chronic, accelerated and acute types of silicosis have been described. The most commonly diagnosed chronic silicosis develops after 10 or more years of exposure to relatively low dust concentrations. Silicosis leads to fibrosis and impairment of lung function. It is a preventable disease that is not easily treatable. Despite political and industrial debates, many workers worldwide are still exposed to silica dust. This review emphasizes that silicosis will continue to threaten public health in the future, if adequate preventive measures and widescale case studies of occupational silicosis are not carried out.
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