SYMPTOMS OF ASBESTOSIS

What are the symptoms of asbestosis?

While there is no cure for asbestosis, the symptoms of asbestosis will not worsen, and may even improve under proper medical supervision.

April 2, 2010 – Asbestosis is a lung disease primarily caused by work-site asbestos exposure via inhalation of airborne asbestos fibers. Symptoms of asbestosis are diagnosed when the fibers begin to impede breathing and affect the proper functioning of the lungs.

One of the first signs of asbestosis is when breathing becomes difficult during physical exertion, not unlike the symptoms asthma patients experience.

Symptoms of asbestosis

• Shortness of breath
• A dry cough
• Painful breathing
• Inability to do physical labor

People experiencing these symptoms of asbestosis should consult a doctor immediately. Like mesothelioma, there is no cure. However, the symptoms of asbestosis will not worsen, and may even improve under proper medical supervision and proven asbestosis treatments.

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