Asbestos Symptoms: Late Indicators

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Article Title: Asbestos Symptoms: Late Indicators

Author: Kirsten Hawkins

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Asbestos symptoms refer to the changes in the body that

indicate some type of serious diseases caused by exposure to

asbestos particles.

Awareness about asbestos symptoms is important because danger

of asbestos exposure affects about 1.3 million people every

year. Individuals employed in the railroad, factory, shipyard,

automobile, construction and building industries in last six

decades are at the risk of developing asbestos symptoms.

Most unfortunate aspect of the asbestos related diseases is

that the asbestos symptoms may lie dormant in the body for

decades. This long latency period does not let the victim or

his family knows about the existence of the disease. Asbestos

symptoms might appear after 20-50 years of exposure.

No study so far has come out with convincing evidence to show

the effects of different amount and different duration of

exposure to asbestos particles. Although individuals who have

been exposed to asbestos for a longer time are more susceptible

to asbestos related diseases, yet there are instances when

patients developed serious disease with only a few months

exposure.

When exposed to asbestos, individuals either inhale or ingest

the asbestos fibers. Natural destination of these fibers after

inhalation is lungs while the ingested asbestos fibers take the

route of digestive system. Therefore, asbestos symptoms start

appearing in either lungs or digestive system. However, in some

cases asbestos symptoms may appear in other organs also.

Asbestos symptoms may be the indicators of cancerous and non-

cancerous type of asbestos diseases. Asbestosis is a

non-cancerous type of asbestos disease. This disease has

asbestos symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain and

persistent cough. Ignorance of these symptoms may lead to

serious disability or even death.

Mesothelioma is cancerous type of asbestos disease. Pleural

mesothelioma affects the lining of lungs known as pleural

membrane. Peritoneal mesothelioma shows its affect on the

lining of organs of abdomen known as peritoneal membrane.

Shortness of breath, persistent cough, chest pain and building

up of fluids in the lungs are some symptoms of pleural

mesothelioma. Asbestos symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma are

weight loss, nausea, difficulty in bowel movements, foot

swelling, anemia and building up of fluid in abdomen. In rare

cases, fever and night sweating may also appear as asbestos

symptoms.

People suffering from asbestos symptoms can file lawsuits

against the persons and organizations for causing asbestos

exposure. These Asbestos lawsuits can help the victims of

asbestos symptoms to recover the damages for medical expenses,

loss of income, lost earning capacity, pain and psychological

sufferings.

About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is a asbestos and

mesothelioma specialist from Nashville, TN. Visit

http://www.asbestosblog.org/ for information on asbestos

reform, mesothelioma lawsuit news, and more.

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