Summary

Clinical description of asbestos related diseases. Animated diagram depicts that worker working without protective gear at asbestos work site, breathe in asbestos with oxygen. It shows functions of alveoli. Asbestos particles thicken the lung wall and affects alveoli, which reduces worker's breathing capacity. The worker suffers from asbestosis. Worker smokes cigarette then smoke of cigarette enters into body and reacts with asbestos, which is very harmful and causes lung cancer. If worker quits smoking then chances of getting lung cancer will be reduced by 50 %. Asbestos affects pleurae and causes mesothelioma. Location: United States USA. Date: 1980.

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Title: Asbestos particles thicken the lung wall and affects alveoli and pleurae which causes lung cancer and mesothelioma.
Description: Clinical description of asbestos related diseases. Animated diagram depicts that worker working without protective gear at asbestos work site, breathe in asbestos with oxygen. It shows functions of alveoli. Asbestos particles thicken the lung wall and affects alveoli, which reduces worker's breathing capacity. The worker suffers from asbestosis. Worker smokes cigarette then smoke of cigarette enters into body and reacts with asbestos, which is very harmful and causes lung cancer. If worker quits smoking then chances of getting lung cancer will be reduced by 50 %. Asbestos affects pleurae and causes mesothelioma. Location: United States USA. Date: 1980.
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Date: 01/01/1980
Clip ID: 65675071889-H264

Keywords

asbestos
United States USA
lung cancer
mesothelioma
harmful affects on alveoli
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