Occupational Disease
An occupational disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. It is an aspect of occupational safety and health.
Occupational Disease
Related Category: Pathology
illness incurred because of the conditions or environment of employment. Unlike with accidents, some time usually elapses between exposure to the cause and development of symptoms.
Occupational Diseases - Diseases due to factors involved in one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Poisoning - A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection or inhalation of, or exposure to a deleterious agent.
Occupational Diseases
Gulf War Syndrome
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Occupational Disease
Jock Itch
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ORF -- A global occupational disease associated with handling sheep and goats afflicted with "scabby mouth". In humans it manifests as a single painless, papulo-vesicular lesion on the hand, forearm or face.
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. Byssinosis is a chronic, asthma-like narrowing of the airways.
Occupational Disease, health effects from exposures associated with a particular occupation
Oculus dexter, a Latin term meaning "right eye" (oculus sinister means the left eye).
NIOSH researchers help prevent occupational disease and injury by conducting workplace engineering evaluations and developing practical, solutions-oriented control technology interventions.
Risk: Byssinosis is an occupational disease. It is usually found among individuals working with crude or unprocessed materials. Workers in mills that manufacture yarn, thread, or fabric are at significant risk of developing this disease.
Sporotrichosis can be an occupational disease (for farmers, horticulturists, rose gardeners, plant nursery workers). Widespread (disseminated) sporotrichosis can develop in immunocompromised people when they inhale spore-laden dust.
Leptospirosis is primarily an occupational disease that affects farmers, veterinarians, sewer workers or others whose occupation involves contact with animals, especially rats.
How is it spread?
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational disease of the lung caused by breathing in dust particles and the inflammatory reaction of the lung to the dust. Common pneumoconioses are: ...
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Other causes:
Drugs - e.g. amiodarone (anti-arrhythmic), methotrexate, d-penicillamine
Radiotherapy
Occupational diseases - coal, silica, asbestos;
Infections - e.g. influenza, acute pneumonitis due to other causes.
Criteria for a Recommended Standard - Occupational Exposure to Asbestos
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 72-10267 (1972)
Presents the criteria and standards for preventing occupational diseases arising from exposure to asbestos dust.
Almost any bird can harbor this bacterium in their excreta, tissues, feathers and secretions, but parrots, parakeets and budgerigars are the most common. Psittacosis is considered an occupational disease of pet shop owners.
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