Diseases of the Respiratory Tract Caused by Dust

1. Diseases of Silikosis

Silikosis diseases caused by silica dust pollution free, in the form of SiO2 that is sucked into the lungs and then settles. The free silica dust in the factory of iron and steel, ceramics, concrete, casting workshop working on iron, iron ore, lead cross-section of white, and coal mines.

2. Disease of Asbestosis

Asbestosis diseases are diseases caused by asbestos fibres or dust. Asbestos is a mixture of various silicates, but the main thing is Magnesium silicate. Asbestos dust present in the many factories and industries that use asbestos, asbestos fibres, spinning mills and factories of asbestos-roofed. The symptoms of this disease is shortness of breath and coughing are accompanied by phlegm. In addition, the fingertips of its victims will look enlarged.

3. Diseases of Bisinosis

Bisinosis disease is a disease of pneumoconiosis caused by the contamination dust cotton or cotton fibers that are sucked into the lungs. Cotton or cotton-fiber dust was found on a cotton mill, textile mill, cotton as well as warehousing companies and factories or other work wear cotton or textiles; such as the manufacture of mattresses, upholstery and seat.

Early signs of this bisinosis can be a disease, shortness of breath, it feels heavy in your chest, especially on Mondays (i.e. work in the early days each week). Psychologically every Monday, workers who are suffering from diseases of the bisinosis feel the heavy loads on the chest and shortness of breath.

4. Diseases Antrakosis

Antrakosis disease is a disease of the respiratory tract caused by coal dust. The disease is usually found in coal mine workers or on the workers that many involve the use of coal. The disease is characterized by the presence of a sense of breathlessness.

5. Diseases of Beriliosis

The air is polluted by dust of beryllium metal, either in the form of pure metals, oxides, sulfates, as well as in the form of halogenida, can cause respiratory disease, called beriliosis. The metal dust can cause nasoparingtis, bronchitis and pneumonitis which is characterized by symptoms a little fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath.

The disease can beriliosis appears with that title on industrial workers who use a mixture of beryllium metal, copper, workers at the factory, the factory manufacture fluorescent tubes radio and also ancillary materials-processing workers in the nuclear industry.