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Continual exposure to coal dust can result in the black lung, a lung disease that inflicts coal mine workers. When coal dust is inhaled over a long period of time, the fragments can buildup in the lungs. Black lung does not develop overnight, and stems from prolonged exposure to coal dust. It usually takes at a person at least ten years of coal mine work to develop black lung.
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Fast Facts:
- Also known as coal worker's pneumoconiosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis develops in 1-2% of cases
- Diagnosed through chest X-ray
- Type of interstitial lung disease
- Result from work-place exposure
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Symptoms:
- Shortness of breath
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Lung dysfunction
- Hypertension
- Painful breathing
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Black Lung Research
- New England Journal of Medicine: Black Lung: Anatomy of a public health disaster (June 3, 1999)
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*cough cough* I think I've got the black lung, Pop.
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@sjbernhisel dont get the black lung
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it seems that i have gotten the black lung from raku glazing
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@householdhacker I'm afriad of printer toner too. Get it on your hands and you know what I mean. I'm thinking coal miners black lung.
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I think I might have the black lung. <cough> <cough> better go home and make sure Bioshock 2 is as good as I hope it will be.
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