Silo filler disease (medical condition): An occupational lung disease that occurs in farm workers who go into a silo and breath in the nitrogen dioxide which are toxic to the body. Death can occur in some cases. Symptoms usually occur within a week of entering the silo.
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Silo unloader syndrome:
»Introduction: Silo unloader syndrome
»Symptoms of Silo unloader syndrome
Silo filler disease: Another name for Silo unloader syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Silo unloader syndrome
»Symptoms of Silo unloader syndrome
Some of the symptoms of Silo filler disease incude:
See full list of 24 symptoms of Silo filler disease (Silo unloader syndrome)
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