Pneumoconiosis DUE TO MINERAL DUST

Pneumoconiosis is a collection of diseases caused by accumulation of dust in the lung tissue
Usually in the form of mineral dust, depending on the type of mineral dust are stockpiled, penyakitnyapun names vary, depending on the degree and amount of dust in the lungs ditimbum

When breathing air containing dust into the lungs, not to hoard all the dust in the lung tissue, because it depends on the large size of the
Dust size 50-10 microns will be retained by the upper airway, while the size of 3-5 microns were arrested in the middle airway
The particles are sized 1-3 microns will be placed directly on the surface of the tissue in the lung

In general, the symptoms - symptoms include cough - dry cough as the breath, general fatigue, reduced weight and other
X-ray picture showed abnormalities in the lung - the lung, but workplace inspection should indicate the presence of dust are suspected as the cause pneumpcoinosis.