Only after that the department agreed to the existence of Silicosis.
Another dreaded disease caused by
polluted air( containing dust particles) is Silicosis.
Second, chest imaging(usually chest x-ray) that reveals findings consistent with Silicosis.
Besides Silicosis, the village also has nearly half dozen cases of malnutrition.
With complicated Silicosis there are large areas of scarring called
progressive massive fibrosis.
Saraswati, who was standing close to Kalyan Singh,
told NewsClick,“My husband Keshu is also a Silicosis patient.
Silica dust and fiberglass dust exposure can
also lead to COPD, with the risk unrelated to that for Silicosis.
Kalyan Singh has been a Silicosis patient for the last 15 years,
but has survived because he quit the mining job.
Silicosis, a lung disease caused due to inhalation
of the particulate matter created due to mining, was first identified in KGF.
After a long fight between the NGO Prithvi Trust and the state Health Department officials,
Saraswati's husband was accepted as a Silicosis patient.
The CAG report of state government which was tabled in
Rajasthan assembly this year says 7,959 Silicosis patients were detected between January 2015 and February 2017.
The best way to prevent Silicosis is to identify work-place activities that produce
respirable crystalline silica dust and then to eliminate or control the dust("primary prevention").
So doctors concerned about the resurgence of Silicosis have called for mandatory reporting of occupational
lung disease to a centralised registry, as occurs in Europe and America.
So specialist doctors concerned about the resurgence of Silicosis have called for mandatory reporting of occupational
lung disease to a centralised registry, as occurs in Europe and America.
When contacted, the district magistrate of Panna,
Karamveer Sharma said,“We are trying to carry out a survey to identify the Silicosis patients and give them all possible help.”.
Beg claimed that they had identified 172 Silicosis patients in a day-long health camp
and handed over the report with names to the Health Department and the National Human Rights Commission.
While not all of these will go on to develop Silicosis a significant proportion will,
with symptoms appearing between months and many years after exposure, depending on the type of Silicosis.