Lung silicosis. Light micrograph of a section through a lung with silicosis,a type of pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to silica dusts. The lung tissue has become fibrous (centre). Symptoms include breathlessness and a chronic cough. There is no cure for silicosis,treatment is aimed at reducing the symptoms. Silicosis is most prevalent in people working in the mining and quarrying industries | |
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