GC: nf
S: WHO – http://www.who.int/ipcs/assessment/public_health/asbestos/en/ (last access: 29.05.2015); DORLAND p. 161-162.
N: 1. It comes from the Greek word advestos + –osis.
2. asbestosis, also called white lung, lung disease that is caused by the prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibres. A type of pneumoconiosis, it is found primarily among workers whose occupations involved asbestos, principally mining, construction, and the manufacture of insulation, fireproofing, cement products, and automobile brakes. The disease is not limited solely to asbestos workers but is also known among people living near mines, factories, and construction sites.
Asbestos fibres that have been inhaled remain in the lungs for years and eventually cause excessive scarring and fibrosis, resulting in a stiffening of the lungs that continues long after exposure ceases. Greater effort is needed to make the stiffened lungs expand during breathing, which results in shortness of breath and inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
3. A form of pneumoconiosis (silicatosis) caused by inhaling fibers of asbestos, marked by intersicial fibrosis of the lung varying in extent from minor involvement of the basal ares to extensive scarring. It is associated with pleural misothelioma and bronchogenic carcinorma.
4. Asbestosis symptoms can range from mild to severe, and usually don’t appear until many years after exposure. Most people with asbestosis acquired it on the job before the federal government began regulating the use of asbestos and asbestos products in the mid-1970s. Today, its handling is strictly regulated. Acquiring asbestosis is extremely unlikely if you follow your employer’s safety procedures. Treatment focuses on relieving your symptoms.
S: 1. DORLAND p. 161-162. 2. EncBrit – http://www.britannica.com/science/asbestosis/images-videos (last access: 30 July 2015).3. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/asbestosis/DS00482 – (last access: 28 November 2013). 4.http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=asbestosis (last access: 28 November 2013).
SYN: 1. white lung. 2. amianthosis, asbestos pneumoconiosis. 3. amianthosis, asbestos pneumoconiosis (obsolete).
S: 1. EncBrit – http://www.britannica.com/science/asbestosis/images-videos (last access: 30 July 2015). 2. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 28 November 2013). 3. GDT (last access: 28 November 2013).
CR: asbestos
