Asbestos is resistant to heat and chemicals and have vast tensile strength and flexibility. The material has been historically used for its mixture of prized qualities. Hazardous by nature, inhalation of the material can cause severe health issues such as lung cancer, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma.
Asbestos is derived from a natural material also commonly used in the production of glass and chips used in our everyday computers and laptops. There are three main varieties of Asbestos materials; white Asbestos (Chrysotile), brown Asbestos (Amosite) and blue Asbestos (Crocidolite). All three known types of Asbestos are now considered a danger to human health and well being, and are associated with many types of lung complaint.
There are three main types of Asbestos related illness:
A doctor will investigate your symptoms after discussing your concerns with you and he or she will also probably listen to your chest using a stethoscope. When suffering from asbestosis a crackling noise will easily be heard on the patient’s chest. This is a sure sign of asbestosis.
In the early 1900s, researchers noticed elevated death rates and lung diseases in asbestos mining areas and by the 1930s scientists had officially diagnosed sufferers of ‘asbestosis’ and ‘Mesothelioma’ with a direct link to the exposure to asbestos.
If an asbestosis diagnosis is expected then the following three tests will be conducted – a spirometer test: This measures how much oxygen you can inhale in relation to how much carbon dioxide you exhale. An X-ray: This may be taken of your lungs and chest. If the asbestos is predicted to be in its early stages then a CT scan may be carried out in order to see clearly what the extent of it is.
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