Assertion: silicosis | /r/HasProperty | disease
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text: As nouns the difference between asbestosis and silicosis is that asbestosis is (pathology) a chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos while silicosis is (disease) a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
text: Silicosis is the disease most associated with crystalline silica exposure; it is incurable but preventable.
text: Silicosis is a disease where scar tissue forms in the lungs and reduces the ability to extract oxygen from the air.
text: Symptoms include: Silicosis is a disease where scar tissue forms in the lungs and reduces the ability to extract oxygen from the air.
text: Silicosis is a disease that targets the lungs as a result of breathing in small amounts of silica, a mineral that is found within sand, rock and mineral ores.
text: Silicosis is a disease which falls under the broader name "pneumoconiosis," a general term for any lung disease caused by inhalation of dust particles.
text: Silicosis is a disease that is caused by small particles of silica (glass) getting trapped in the lungs.
text: An ex-coal miner, he learned he was suffering from silicosis, a disease that causes scarring and hardening of lung tissue as a result of prolonged or extensive exposure to free crystalline silica dust.
text: A: Silicosis is a disease which is caused by inhaling particles of silica sand.
text: Silicosis is a disease that you get from inhaling silica dust, also known as quartz, the rock the gold dust is embedded in.
text: Silicosis is a disease that scars the tissue of the lung, making breathing a burden because the lung's ability to extract oxygen from the air is impeded.
text: Silicosis is a disease that has only been seen in workers from industries where there is a significant exposure to silica dust, such as in quarries, foundries, the potteries etc.
text: As nouns the difference between silicosis and pneumoconiosis is that silicosis is (disease) a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust while pneumoconiosis is (disease) a disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.