Bagassosis

Introduction: Bagassosis

Description of Bagassosis

Bagassosis (medical condition): Inhalation of sugarcane dust particles in an occupational setting can cause various lung symptoms. The severity of symptoms varies depending on the duration of the exposure. The lung symptoms result from the body's immune system reacting to exposure to the sugarcane dust particles. Chronic exposure can lead to progressive lung symptoms which can gradually lead to symptoms such as weight loss and eventually lung scarring and possibly even respiratory failure in severe cases. Acute exposure results in symptoms such as fever, chills, shortness of breath and body aches.

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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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Bagassosis as a Disease

Bagassosis (medical condition): See Bagassosis (disease information).
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More information on medical condition: Bagassosis:

• Information about Bagassosis
• Basic Summary for Bagassosis
• Symptoms of Bagassosis
• Complications of Bagassosis

Terms associated with Bagassosis:

Terms Similar to Bagassosis:

• Bagasse workers' lung
• Sugar cane worker pneumonitis

Source: Diseases Database

• bagascosis

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Broader terms for Bagassosis

• alveolitis

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Bagassosis

• allergic pneumonitis

Source: CRISP

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

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