Byssinosis is most commonly seen in?
- byssinosis is due to inhalation of cotton fibre dust over long periods of time. - the symptoms are chronic cough and progressive dyspnoea ending in chronic bronchitis and emphysema. - India has a large textile industry employing 35 percent of factory workers and incidence of this disease is repoed to be 7-8 percent. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:806 <\p>
Spinners
Sugarcane industry
Dyers
Weavers
Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health