All about asbestos poisoning

the first thing we need to know about asbestos poisoning is :
what's asbestos ?

asbestos is fiber minerals which found in the nature and many countries extract it from its mines as it's very useful in industry .
the question now is

what's the mean of asbestos poisoning ?
as we said asbestos is very useful in industry but on the other hand we can say that asbestos is one of the poisons which kill people .

why asbestos described as poison ?
because asbestos fibers get into our lung when we inhale it as result of the continuous exposure of asbestos , when asbestos gets into our lung it makes small scars with the continuous exposure these scars increased with a huge rate which cause lung cancer .

what's the problems of asbestos poisoning?
the main problem is that you inhale asbestos and it precipitated in your lungs then it starts to make small scars in your lung with continuous inhaling these scars become bigger and bigger then its symptoms start to appear.

how could I know if i inhale asbestos ?
here is the big problem asbestos poisoning symptoms appear after20 : 25 years of exposure and when these symptoms appear it means that your lungs are destroyed so treatment is impossible in this stage .

what's the treatment of asbestos poisoning ?
treatment of asbestos poisoning should start immediately after the exposure so we can treat it so if you feel that you inhaled asbestos or exposed it you should visit a physician immediately to have the suitable care and to prevent any complications .

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Danger Resulting from Asbestos Poisoning

Asbestos has many advantages such as
- Thermal insulation
- Hardness in construction

- Fire resistance

these advantages have been discovered since several years ago ,

but Asbestos using started widely after the World War II .

Asbestos minerals are used commercially in many countries in the world , asbestos minerals are extracted worldwide, and enter in many industries because of its hardness and its ability to absorb sound .

Most of the old buildings that have been built since more than 20 years old, Asbestos was used in its construction so it can be installed inside walls and roofs. So if you own a house of the old type it could contain Asbestos.

Plumbers, carpenters, construction workers and most of the people who work in construction are the most victims of serious diseases like asbestosis which caused by asbestos poisoning.asbestos poisoning can also cause cancer in more than one region of the body such as the stomach and lungs.

We can say that as a result of the presence of asbestos in houses, many people may exposed to asbestos Poisoning.

Deposits of factories and many of the products can publish asbestos fibers in the environment and through the air

If you are planning a redesign of your home go to the office of your local Health and ask them for a good contractor who has experience in construction and knows the dangers of asbestos Poisoning.

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Asbestos Signs (Did you see it in your home?)

If your home was built between 1920 and 1940 it is possible that the materials that have been used in building your home contain a quantity of asbestos, for example,can be used in the building roof, walls, doors, ground and many other things.

In the past, construction workers who build homes didn't know the risks of exposure to asbestos.
In these years, most countries in the world know that asbestos causes many serious diseases, there are many countries prevent the use of asbestos in products.

(Gas fireplace), containing ashes and embers and these materials may contain asbestos.
If you use heater read the materials that entered in the manufacture of your heater.

Vermiculite ore is used in many industries, but it's dangerous because it contains asbestos so people should know the building materials used in the manufacture of their homes

Oil and coal furnaces it could indicate the presence of asbestos in the home

Exposure to asbestos leads to many diseases such as mesothelioma, different diseases of the lungs like lung cancer and many other diseases

you should examine your house to make sure that there are no asbestos in your house as it's possible that your house contain asbestos and you don't know it and that's the big problem .

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Risk of Asbestos in Drywall

Construction workers know that the use of asbestos in drywall -> is important
It has the ability to absorb sound and make it strong and coherent.
Old, (manufacturers of construction) were using asbestos in their job a lot because it helps in the process of fire resistance.

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The most important signs of asbestos poisoning

Exposure to asbestos for a long time leads to serious diseases such as
- lung fibrosis

- severe breathlessness and chest diseases
These symptoms cause great pain to the patient

Many countries make huge efforts to reduce the products containing asbestos and use its alternatives .
When a person inhales asbestos, the asbestos fibers gets into the lung then they grow and this growth takes large period about 30 years, and then signs of asbestos begins to appear on the patient .

The most important asbestos signs :- breathlessness
- strong chest pain
- lack of energy level and effort
- strange shape of the fingers
- cough with pain

Let me took with you about these signs:

First:- breathlessness

That's the most important asbestos signs , it appears in the early stages of the disease . This could be accompanied by other illnesses such as:
- Asthma
- Obstructive pulmonary
These symptoms are not clear at first, but after a short period of time the patient feels breathlessness

Second:- strong chest pain

When the patient feels breathlessness, this leads to severe pain in the chest and this will increase over time.
Pain can develop and become a heart failure.

Thirdly:- Lack of energy and effort:

After exposure to asbestos, the patient will have a small amount of energy and can not make a great physical effort.
Energy decreases with time and depending on the amount of exposure to asbestos.

Fourth: the strange shape of fingers

This type is rarely seen, it appears when it is been a long time exposure to asbestos and the patient in a very advanced stage of the disease.

Notes on asbestos symptoms

- Cough starts with a normal way, then it'll be continuously .
- Cough associated with other diseases can be treated by:

- prescriptions
- a number of drugs

- Cough associated with asbestosis is very dangerous and can't be treated easily .

When you feel that you are suffering from asbestos signs , you should go immediately to doctor to prevent complications of the disease.

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Important Information about Asbestos Poisoning

Asbestos poisoning is the main reason of a lot of dangerous diseases like asbestosis , lung cancer and mesothelioma

 Therefore exposure to asbestos for a long time is a dangerous thing, especially for individuals who work in an environment full of asbestos.

People who suffer from diseases caused by exposure to asbestos, they have the right to get legal compensation for these diseases.

Asbestos poisoning leads to a very serious disease so there must be efforts to prevent the spread of these diseases.

In the recent period, specialists have make many studies and research about the relationship between asbestos and these diseases.

Asbestos can be defined as minerals found naturally, many countries in the world are working on the extraction of this metal, in order to use it in some products.

Products asbestos used in :-

- the construction materials 

- Some industrial materials

- industry tiles

- brakes in the car industry

And many other uses

Methods of incidence asbestos poisoning :

- When you break up you spread asbestos in the environment,  people in this environment inhale asbestos without knowing and here is the problem  .

- asbestos fibers which found in the breaks don't cause any danger but when you use your car breaks asbestos fibers travel in the air and people inhale it and here the problem starts . 

Diseases related to asbestos poisoning :-

  Cancer of the lungs is the most dangerous diseases that caused by asbestos poisoning and cancer can happen in other various parts of the body

In other stages of asbestos poisoning leads to diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma.

Places of asbestos poisoning :

- There are people working in old buildings, this type of people is difficult for us to determine when they are exposed to asbestos.

- career such as mine workers are exposed significantly to injury asbestos poisoning.

People who are exposed to asbestos poisoning , should have special medical care, if it is proved that you have any disease resulting from asbestos poisoning , go to an expert lawyer in this field.

Lately, some countries made​​ great efforts to reduce the incidence of asbestos poisoning in many areas, especially in old buildings and related industries.

At the same time, there is a large number of lawyers who are working against companies where there is asbestos in their products.

Officials must try to make the environment more safe from the risk of asbestos poisoning does not spread to other diseases

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