RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lung disease in farmers
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 391
OP 394
VO 116
IS 4
A1 Warren, C. P.
YR 1977
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/116/4/391.abstract
AB Lung diseases in farmers attributable to their occupation include (a) farmer's lung, caused by exposure to mouldy hay, (b) the asthma caused by exposure to grain dust and (c) silo-filler's disease. Their prevalence in Canada is unknown. Farmer's lung results from inhalation of mould spores in hay; the mechanism is immunologic. The exact cause and mechanism of grain dust asthma are unknown but may be immunologic. Silo-filler's disease is caused by the toxic effects of inhaled nitrogen dioxide.