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- What is asbestosis?
- Symptoms of asbestosis
- Causes of asbestosis
- Prevention of asbestosis
- Risk factors for asbestosis
- Complications of asbestosis
- When to see a doctor about asbestosis
- Diagnosis of asbestosis
- Conventional treatment of asbestosis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of asbestosis
- Living with asbestosis
- Caring for someone with asbestosis
Asbestosis may be unpreventable in certain circumstances:
- Inhaling asbestos fibres - a person who has been exposed to asbestos fibres may be at very high risk to developing asbestosis, if those fibres are inhaled into the lungs or ingested accidentally
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There is no known way of preventing asbestosis from occurring except to stay about from asbestos in order not to inhale any of the asbestos fibres.
Once the asbestos fibre has been inhaled into the lungs (or ingested into the stomach), it will generally cause asbestosis, although it wont happen for many years after the exposure.
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< 3: causes 5: risk factors > Last reviewed: 27 October 2007 || Last updated: 15 March 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
