Asbestosis as you may already know is one of the worst life threatening diseases on the planet. However few people realize more information about such a dangerous class of illness.
Presented in this article is useful information to make you more aware of what asbestos diseases as well as how to recognize it in your home or business. Made of a natural fibrious material, asbestos has been used in building products since the early 1950′s and mainly was used as insulation.
You can find this mateiral in sprayed fire protection on commercial building steel., pipe insulation, floor tiles, cement roof sheeting and some interior texture ceilings or insulating panels. It is mainly when this material becomes loose or air born is it become the greatest hazard.
4 types of diseases are
- Mesothelioma -cancer affecting the lung lining or pleura. It is almost always fatal when diagnosed.
- Plueral thickening – Happens usually after large exposure to asbestos and the pleura or lining of the lung enlarges that can squeeze the lung itself.
- Asbestosis – scarring of the lung after large
- Asbestos-related lung cancer