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It is an occupational lung disease. At present, any person suffering from silicosis or asbestosis may claim compensation from the Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund.
What causes pneumoconiosis?
How dusts entering into the body?
No. of assessed new cases
Particles with diameter less than 10 μm may be inhaled.
Particles with size ranging from 1 to 5 μm in diameter are the most dangerous, because they can be deposited in the alveoli and cause damage.
What is Respiration?
The respiration is process of interchange of gases between an organism & the medium in which it lives.
Respiratory System
It is a system that brings oxygen through the airways of the lung into the alveoli, where it diffuses into the blood for transport to the tissues.
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