what is byssinosis
Byssinosis is an occupational lung disease that primarily affects workers in cotton processing, hemp or flax industries. Other names for byssinosis include Monday fever, brown lung disease, mill fever or cotton workers' lung. Learn About Byssinosis.
Learn About Byssinosis. Byssinosis is a lung disease caused by occupational exposure to dust from cotton, hemp or flax. These dusts cause lung disease by obstructing the small air tubes. Byssinosis can cause symptoms like asthma but may also cause more permanent lung damage similar to chronic obstructive lung disease.