Lifting one person on a rope and safety harness from inside requires two people on the outside. One can then go for help while the other gives preliminary aid. Breathing dusts from decayed plant material over a period of time can lead to these very serious diseases. Farmer's Lung is an allergy caused by dust from moldy hay, straw and grain. Anyone who is allergic to hay mold spores and who breathes air filled with these mold spores can get Farmer's Lung.
Symptoms usually occur four to six hours after being exposed to hay mold spores.
The allergic reaction can either be acute or chronic. Acute attacks resemble the flu or pneumonia and, in extreme cases, the victim may go into shock. Chronic reactions resemble nagging chest colds. But by the time the person receives treatment, permanent damage is already done. People with Farmer's Lung who do not avoid hay mold may get sicker and sicker until they are no longer able to do hard work and, after many years, may be unable to be active at all.