Authors: E. Hrnčíř Authors‘ workplace: Klinika nemocí z povolání Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, 3. lékařské fakulty a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, přednosta doc. MUDr. Evžen Hrnčíř, CSc. Published in: Pracov. Lék., , 2004, No. 3, s. 136-138. Category:
Asbestos is a fibrotic silicate. Due to its technical properties, it was often used in building industry, metal industry and in otherfields. Inhalation of asbestos fibres may cause lung asbestosis, thickening of pleura, lung cancer and mesothelioma. These diseasesdevelop after a long time (several decades) after exposure to asbestos fibres, therefore we may diagnose them even after asbestoscease to be used. Worries concerning the presence of asbestos fibres in the general and working environment, which were one of thereasons of the limited use of materials containing asbestos, are sometimes interpreted in such a manner that people are afraid ofasbestos more than this adverse factor deserves.
Key words: asbestos, lung asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, prevention of diseases caused by the asbestos dust
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