Almost all cases of Asbestosis mesothelioma caused by exposure to common asbestos fibers. Asbestos is a natural mineral mined from rock found in many countries around the world. Asbestos consists of small steel fibers, fabrics such as cotton and highly resistant to heat, chemicals and electricity.
It must first between mesothelioma and asbestos was made in the 1960s. At that time, asbestos was widely used in the manufacture of insulating materials, such as insulation boards and building materials, including cement.
When asbestos in damaged condition, or disturbed, it releases small fibers, almost invisible to the eye, and while in the air can be inhaled, and can not be breathed or coughed out. After the fibers in the lungs, the body's defense mechanisms try to protect themselves by removing and destroying them, which causes inflammation in lung tissue.
Asbestos fibers can penetrate lung tissue and then settled in the pleura (the lining around the lungs). Over the years they can cause Asbestosis, mesothelioma or other lung disease to develop. Asbestos fibers also can be swallowed, and some of the fibers become lodged in the stomach digestive system. They then will move to the membrane that lines the abdomen (peritoneum), where they cause inflammation.
The people most likely to have been exposed to asbestos will include: construction workers, boilermakers, construction workers, demolition workers, electrical, plumbers, shipbuilders and others of their family members who worked with asbestos and asbestos dust brought home by accident their clothes , will also be at risk and also have been known to develop mesothelioma.
There are three types of asbestos and this is: blue, brown and white. Blue and brown asbestos types most often associated with Asbestosis and mesothelioma, and now very rarely used. However, although initially, white asbestos is not considered dangerous, recent studies have shown that it is also dangerous.
Although in 1999 the import and use of all asbestos is prohibited, and because of Asbestosis mesothelioma develops so slowly, it is estimated that by 2015, approximately 3000 people will have been diagnosed with mesothelioma every year and Asbestosis. After this time, the number of people who develop mesothelioma will begin to fall every year.
Asbestosis mesothelioma does not usually develop for years after initial exposure to asbestos. While it can take anything 10-60 years, average time of about 30 to 40 years after exposure to asbestos.
Occasionally, mesothelioma and Asbestosis be diagnosed in people who have never had a history of asbestos exposure. Another cause of the disease so far not fully understood, but in rare cases have been linked to mesothelioma radiation.
The study found no evidence that smoking increases one's risk of developing mesothelioma. It is understood that exposure to other building materials such as fiberglass will not increase the risk. Asbestosis Mesothelioma is not a contagious disease and therefore can not be passed on to others. Family members only at risk when in contact with asbestos particles.