2. Byssinosis
Byssinosis is a chronic, asthma-like narrowing of the airways. Also called brown lung disease, byssinosis results from inhaling particles of cotton, flax, hemp, or jute.
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3. Work-Related Lung Disease:Volume 1: Byssinosis: Mortality| CDC/NIOSH
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4. Byssinosis
Byssinosis is a disease of the lungs brought on by breathing in cotton dust or dusts from other vegetable fibers such as flax, hemp, or sisal while at work.
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5. Byssinosis - American Lung Association
Byssinosis (brown lung disease) is a lung disease caused by exposure to dusts from cotton processing, hemp and flax.
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6. Byssinosis - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of Byssinosis - NY Times Health Information
Byssinosis is a disease of the lungs caused by breathing in cotton dust or dusts from other vegetable fibers such as flax, hemp, or sisal while at work.
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7. Disease InfoSearch: byssinosis | Genetic Alliance
Disease InfoSearch: byssinosis
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8. Byssinosis: Environmental Lung Diseases: Merck Manual Home Edition
In the United States and Great Britain, byssinosis occurs almost exclusively in people who work with unprocessed cotton. People who work with flax and hemp may also develop the condition. People who open bales of raw cotton or who work in the firs...
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