Occupational Exposure to Asbestos
The author of this article repeatedly told that asbestos is the main causal factor of mesothelioma. If some how you are exposed to asbestos, the chance of occurring mesothelioma increases. Since the beginning of twentieth century, exposure to asbestos is regarded as one of the greatest occupational health hazards. In this regard numerous experiments have been done, which have proved that exposure to asbestos leads to accumulation of asbestos in human body. Such accumulation affects directly larynx, lungs, heart, abdomen and many other parts. Asbestos fibers are highly carcinogenic and they may cause cancer to lungs, kidney and heart.
Asbestos is regarded as the most dreadful occupational hazard. The asbestos fiber may enter min to the human body through water and food. The asbestos particle may enter to the food supply chain and may affect the human body in many ways. Even, you are exposed to asbestos for a very short time, the chance of causing mesothelioma remain there. Therefore we have to be extremely careful regarding asbestos, however it has not been concretely proved.
Throughout the world, there are many asbestos mines, where millions of workers work. A study has been conducted on the miming workers at Wittenoom, western Australia, which was opened in 1945. Inn the first ten years, no death occurred due to mesothelioma, but by 1985 the death incidence rose to 85 and by 1994 it roe to 539. This study reveals that asbestos may not show any immediate affect on health. It is a slow killer; it starts accumulate and over the years it affects our body organs. In most cases it affects our lungs, heart and abdomen. We have to recognize this fact that, asbestos is one of the greatest health hazard and we have to be extremely careful in handling this deadly disease mesothelioma.