Black Lung

Black lung disease: A chronic occupational lung disease contracted by the prolonged breathing of coal mine dust. The silica and carbon in the coal dust cause black lung disease.
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Black Lung Disease (Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis)
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Alternative Names:
Black lung disease; Pneumoconiosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
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Coal miners may be at risk for black lung disease.
Frequent, severe respiratory infections. Repeated lung infections, especially in childhood, may make you more likely to develop COPD later in life.
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