Asbestosis Mesothelioma Asbestos Disease Due to Dust

There are two diseases usually caused by asbestos dust. The first is mesothelioma, the malignant cancer of the lung veil, the veil of the stomach, or the veil of the heart. Second Asbestosis is a disease. These diseases are often fatal and lead to death.

Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease that results from inhaling asbestos fibers, where the lungs are formed extensive scarring. Asbestos fibers composed of silicate minerals with different chemical composition. If inhaled, asbestos fibers settle in the lungs, causing scarring. Inhaling asbestos can also cause thickening of the pleura (the membrane lining the lungs).

Asbestos dust can also cause irritation to the tissue and lung sheath. As a result of irritation, scar tissue will form a stiff. This network will gradually be expanded and thickened, leading to symptoms of lung can no longer expand and deflate like a normal lung. This situation will lead to a variety of symptoms such as difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain symptoms. In addition, blood flow lungs will also be blocked, forcing the heart to work harder. Over time, the heart will be enlarged. The emergence of scar tissue in the lungs due to asbestos dust called Asbestosis.

Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is asbestos dust which has entered the lungs, will move up to the veil of the lungs. Here, the asbestos dust would damage the DNA of lung cells or the sheath mesothelium, consequently disrupted cell growth control. Cells that have become abnormal will divide uncontrollably, and then expand and damage the surrounding tissue.