TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:
Title: Pneumoconiosis
Type: Picture Slide
Content: Illustration of the air passage way of a person.
Speaker Notes: In extremely dusty conditions, or even moderately dusty
conditions, a disease called pneumoconiosis may occur. Pneumoconiosis is a
fibrosis (hardening, scarring, or stiffening ) of the lungs due to irritation
caused by the inhalation of dust.
In very severe cases, the dust may actually cause physical blockage of the air
passages resulting in difficult or labored breathing (dyspnea) and ultimately
suffocation.
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