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Byssinosis in a cotton weaving mill. 1963

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UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011009 Pneumoconiosis A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (ASBESTOSIS; BYSSINOSIS; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population. Bagassosis,Pneumoconioses
D002095 Byssinosis A condition of BRONCHOCONSTRICTION resulting from hypersensitive reaction to inhaled dust during the initial processing of cotton, flax, or hemp in the textile industry. Symptoms include wheezing and tightness in the chest. Brown Lung,Brown Lung Disease,Brown Lung Diseases,Brown Lungs,Byssinoses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013783 Textile Industry The aggregate business enterprise of manufacturing textiles. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Industry, Textile,Industries, Textile,Textile Industries
D013784 Textiles Filament or fiber, or the materials generated from them by weaving, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, tufting, or felting such as yarn, thread, cording, rope, netting, lace, or sheets of cloth or fabric. Textile
D032561 Cotton Fiber A TEXTILE fiber obtained from the pappus (outside the SEEDS) of cotton plant (GOSSYPIUM). Cotton Fibers,Fiber, Cotton,Fibers, Cotton

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