Asbestos related diseases such as pleural plaques, asbestosis, and malignant mesothelioma, occur because the diseases victims have inhaled asbestos fibers. One of the many challenges associated with these diseases is that the victims are often not aware of their medical condition until it is too late.
That’s because, although the asbestos is damaging their bodies, it can take decades before the symptoms of the diseases become apparent.
Virtually everyone in the industrialized world has been exposed to asbestos. There are low levels of asbestos in the water, air, and soil.
Yet, although at some time in their lives most people have been exposed to asbestos, only a relatively small percentage of the population has an asbestos related disease. That’s because these diseases primarily happen to people who are exposed to asbestos fibers on a prolonged, regular, ...Read More
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