Thermophillic actinomycesis is associated with?
ANSWER: (A) BagassosisREF: Park 20th ed p.211Bagassosis, an interstitial lung disease, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis attributed to exposure to moldy molasses (bagasse) which is associated the sugarcane fibers and is seen in workers associated with card-board manufacturing units.Bagassosis has been shown to be due to a thermophilic actinomycetes for which the name thermoactinomycetes sacchari was suggestedBagasse control- keep moisture content above 20% and spray bagasse with 2% propionic acid
Bagassosis
Byssinosis
Silicosis
Pneumoconiosis
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