Asbestosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Asbestosis, or a subtype of Asbestosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Asbestosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Complications of Asbestosis:
see complications of Asbestosis
Deaths for Asbestosis: 550 deaths in America 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
Causes of Asbestosis: see causes of Asbestosis
Cause of Asbestosis: Asbestos dust exposure over a period of years.
Risk factors for Asbestosis:
see
risk factors for Asbestosis
Symptoms of Asbestosis: see symptoms of Asbestosis
Complications of Asbestosis: see complications of Asbestosis
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Asbestosis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Asbestosis.
Treatments for Asbestosis:
see treatments for Asbestosis
Research for Asbestosis:
see research for Asbestosis
Hospitalization statistics for Asbestosis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Asbestosis:
Organs and body systems related to Asbestosis include:
Main name of condition: Asbestosis
Other names or spellings for Asbestosis:Pulmonary fibrosis [from asbestos exposure], Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis [from asbestos exposure]
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis [from asbestos exposure], Pulmonary fibrosis [from asbestos exposure]
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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