Silo-filler's disease: a pulmonary lesion produced by oxides of nitrogen present in fresh silage; in its acute form, it may lead to death from pulmonary edema or may go on to a subacute or chronic proliferative pulmonary disease, sometimes leading to chronic pulmonary invalidism.
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Silo-filler's disease: Found in the atmosphere as a key ingredient in photochemical formation of smog and acid rain, Nitrogen Dioxide is a poisonous gas that forms during combustion. Toxic at high concentrations, it reacts with moisture in the air to form nitric acid, highly corrosive and hazardous to plants and animals. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database
Silo-filler's disease: Pneumonia or bronchiolitis caused by inhalation of nitrogen dioxide released by silage.
Source: MeSH 2007
Source: Diseases Database
Source - MeSH 2007
The following list attempts to classify Silo-filler's disease into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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