Which of the following is occupational lung disease but not pneumoconiosis?
Ans. a (Brucellosis). (Ref. Park, Textbook of PSM, 17th ed., 576)OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES:Disease due to physical agents1HeatHeat hyperpyrexia, burns, prickly heat2ColdTrench foot, frost bite, chilblains3LightCataract, miners nystagmus4PressureCaisson's disease5NoiseDeafness6RadiationCancer, leukemia, aplastic anaemia, pancytopenia7Mechanical factorInjuries8ElectricityBurnsDue To Chemical Agents1.Gases: CO2, CO, HCN, CS22.Dusts (Pneumoconiosis)3.Metal and their hazards: Pb, Hg, Cd, Mn, Ar, Cr4.Chemicals: Pesticides, acids, alkalies5.Solvents: Carbon disulphide, benzene, chloroform Inorganic dustInorganic dustDisease causedSilicaSilicosisIronSiderosisCoal dustAnthracosisAsbestosAsbestosis, Ca. lungGrain/hay dustFarmer's lungTobaccoTobacosisCotton dustByssinosisSugarcaneBagasosisDue to biological gents# Brucellosis, leptospirosis, anthrax, actinomycosis, hydatid, psittacosis, tetanus, fungal# Occupational cancers (e.g. Skin, lung, bladder)# Dermatosis# Psychological diseases (e.g. Neurosis, HTN, APD).
Brucellosis
Silicosis
Anthracosis
Byssinosis
Occupational Health