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Three deadly diseases that affect the Asbestos plant workers

November 24, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Asbestos Cancer

Asbestos a fibrous mineral found in nature in metamorphic form. Many workers are employed in digging asbestos from the rocks. This causes more risks to those workers as it is very hazardous. The three deadly diseases that affect the workers are lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis.

Let us see all these three diseases in detail.

Mesothelioma:

This develops a kind of tumor around the abdominal or chest cavity and multiplies to various regions inside the human body. As it extends to other regions it is very hazardous and it is very risky one because the tumors developing inside are hard to find at the initial stage. Hence this is considered to be one of the deadliest diseases.

Asbestosis:

This is very common among people working in asbestos plant as they have more chances to inhale tiny pieces of asbestos fibers. This asbestos fiber causes irritation and inflammation in lungs. This is not the malignant disease at its initial stage but if not cured at its initial stage it will lead to some other disease and becomes deadliest. As there in no cure for this disease.

Lung Cancer:

This is the deadliest disease caused because of continuous exposure to asbestos. This causes the lungs to expand and transform in to another shape and leads to some other problems.

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