Occupational Diseases in AgricultureWorkers in theWestern Bohemia Region between 1994 and 2003
Authors:
J. Kohout
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika pracovního lékařství Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice v Plzni, přednostka as. MUDr. Vendulka Machartová
Published in:
Pracov. Lék., , 2004, No. 3, s. 120-123.
Category:
Overview
The analysis of the documentation of 9 patients in which the risk of occupational diseases (mainly asthma bronchiale) wassignalized between 1994 and 2003 and 161 patients in which the occupational disease was reported at the same period was done.The most common reported diseases were trichophytosis (56 patients), asthma bronchiale (23 patients), contact eczema (18patients), tubera mulgentium (17 patients) and the carpal tunnel syndrome (16 patients). The occupational diseases were reportedmost frequently in 1994 and 1997 (29 patients) then the number of reported diseases started to drop. According to professions, beefcattle tenders were affected most commonly (116 patients) followed by repairmen and mechanics (12 patients).
Key words:
occupational diseases, agriculture, trichophytosis, asthma bronchiale, contact eczema, infectious tubera mulgentium,beef cattle tenders
Labels
Hygiene and epidemiology Hyperbaric medicine Occupational medicineArticle was published in
Occupational Medicine
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