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Byssinosis
Definition:
Byssinosis is an occupational disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of cotton dust or dusts from other vegetable fibers such as flax, hemp, or sisal. See also occupational asthma.
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Alternate Names
: Asthma - Occupational Exposure, Byssinosis - Work-Aggravated Asthma, Irritant-Induced Reactive Airways Disease
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Beckett, William S., W. Morgan, and C. Keith. "Byssinosis and Respiratory Disease Caused by Vegetable Dusts." In Textbook of Pulmonary Diseases, ed. Gerald L. Baum, et al. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1997.
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The causes are varied and include: inorganic and organic dusts, gases, fumes, vapors, infections, radiation, medications, coal dust, silicosis, and byssinosis.
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