occupational diseases?!
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Basically, these are illnesses/diseases that are related to different types of occupations. Many can be prevented with proper infection control, proper movement techniques, and following rules (they are there for a reason)
TABLE 1
Common Health Conditions Associated with Occupational Exposure
Condition
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Selected exposures
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Selected occupations
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Musculoskeletal
Carpal tunnel syndrome Repetition
Vibration
Awkward postures
Cold temperature Letter sorting
Assembly work
Computer work
Food processing
De Quervain's tendinitis Repetition
High force Meatpacking
Manufacturing
Cervical strain Static posture Computer work
Thoracic outlet syndrome Static posture, repetition Assembly work
Respiratory
Interstitial fibrosis Asbestos
Silica
Coal Mining, construction trades, building maintenance
Mining, foundry work, sandblasting
Mining
Asthma Animal products
Plant products
Wood dust
Isocyanates
Metals (e.g., cobalt)
Cutting oils
Irritants (e.g., sulfur dioxide) Laboratory work
Baking
Furniture making
Plastics manufacturing
Hard metals manufacturing
Machine operation
Various occupations
Bronchitis Acids
Smoke
Nitrogen oxides Plating
Fire fighting
Welding
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Moldy hay
Cutting oils Farming
Machine operation
Upper airway irritation Indoor air pollution (i.e., sick building syndrome) Office work
Teaching
Neurologic
Chronic encephalopathy Organic solvents
Organophosphate pesticides
Lead Painting, automobile body repair
Pesticide application
Bridge work, painting, radiator repair, metal recycling
Peripheral polyneuropathy Organophosphate pesticides
Methyl butyl ketone Pesticide application
Fabric coating
Hearing loss Noise Many occupations
Infectious
Bloodborne infections HIV, hepatitis B Health care work, prison work
Airborne infections Tuberculosis Health care work, prison work
Infections transmitted fecally or orally Hepatitis A Health care work, animal care
Zoonoses Lyme disease Forestry and other outdoor work
Cancer
Lung Asbestos
Chromium
Coal tar, pitch Construction trades
Welding, plating
Steelworking
Liver Vinyl chloride Plastics manufacturing
Bladder Benzidine Plastics and chemical manufacturing
Skin
Contact dermatitis Organic solvents
Nickel
Latex Many occupations
Hairdressing
Health care work
Reproductive
Spontaneous abortion Ethylene oxide Sterilizing
Sperm abnormalities Dibromochloropropane Pesticide manufacturing
Birth defects Ionizing radiation Radiographic technicians
Developmental abnormalities Lead Bridge work, metal recycling
Cardiovascular
Coronary artery disease Carbon monoxide
Stress Working with combustion products
Machine-paced work
Gastrointestinal
Hepatitis Polychlorinated biphenyls Electrical equipment manufacturing and repair
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HIV=human immunodeficiency virus.
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What about them?
um, I dom't think you should air your buisness out there like that !
An occupational disease is any recognized chronic ailment that is known to occur in a given body of workers in a given industry at a rate far higher than occurs in the general population, and includes diseases that are only known among workers in a given industry and no-where else (such as Black Lung Disease among coal miners). It excludes occupational hazards that are of a traumatic nature that are common in an industry (such as falls by roofers). Under the law of workers' compensation, there is a presumption that an occupational disease was caused by the worker being in the environment and the burden is on the employer or insurer to show that the disease came about from another cause. The fact that not all long term workers in the industry develop the disease is not considered an effective argument that the disease came from another cause.
Some common occupational diseases are:
Asbestosis among asbestos miners and those who work with friable asbestos insulation.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome among persons who work in the poultry industry and who do data entry.
Radiation sickness among persons who work in the nuclear industry.
Byssinosis
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from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_disease"
Occupational diseases are industrial diseases which are caused by exposition to the risk factors like workers in miniers and in constructions and in chemical factories.
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