Bagassosis

Introduction: Bagassosis

Description of Bagassosis

Bagassosis: Extrinsic allergic alveolitis following exposure to sugar-cane fiber dust (bagasse); has been attributed to inhalation of spores of soil fungi and, particularly, thermophilic actinomycetes.
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Bagassosis: alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust).
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Terms associated with Bagassosis:

Terms Similar to Bagassosis:

• Bagasse workers' lung
• Sugar cane worker pneumonitis

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• bagascosis

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Broader terms for Bagassosis

• alveolitis

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The following terms can be used for Bagassosis

• allergic pneumonitis

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Hierarchical classifications of Bagassosis

The following list attempts to classify Bagassosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• alveolitis
• inflammation,redness,rubor
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Unspecified allergic alveolitis and pneumonitis
• CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ALLIED CONDITIONS
• DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Bagassosis

• bagassosis

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