Occupational Asthma - Signs, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Occupational asthma is a lung disease caused by exposure to one or more respiratory triggers in the workplace. It causes two types of asthma attacks: aggravation asthma attacks and irritation asthma attacks. Find out more about occupational asthma, including signs, symptoms, triggers, treatment and prevention.
Occupational Asthma
What is occupational asthma? Can my asthma be caused by my work environment? Am I allergic to work? What are the signs and symptoms of occupational asthma? Find out the answers to these and other questions you may have about occupational asthma.
What is occupational asthma? Can my asthma be caused by my work environment? Am I allergic to work? What are the signs and symptoms of occupational asthma? Find out the answers to these and other questions you may have about occupational asthma.
Occupational Lung Disease Screening Quiz
There are many occupations that come with great risks for causing lung diseases and respiratory infections. Find out if your job may be hazardous to your health by taking this occupational lung disease screening quiz.
There are many occupations that come with great risks for causing lung diseases and respiratory infections. Find out if your job may be hazardous to your health by taking this occupational lung disease screening quiz.
Healthcare Workers at Risk for Occupational Asthma
Data collected over a 5-year period found that healthcare workers accounted for 16 percent of all confirmed cases of occupational asthma.
Data collected over a 5-year period found that healthcare workers accounted for 16 percent of all confirmed cases of occupational asthma.
Proving It Is Occupational Asthma
Your physician will need to ask you many questions about your asthma, your work and how they may be related. Prepare yourself to answer these questions accurately.
Your physician will need to ask you many questions about your asthma, your work and how they may be related. Prepare yourself to answer these questions accurately.
Occupational Asthma From the ALA
Who gets occupational asthma? Is it preventable? How is it treated? Get the answers to these and other questions you may have about Occupational Asthma.
Who gets occupational asthma? Is it preventable? How is it treated? Get the answers to these and other questions you may have about Occupational Asthma.
Causes of Occupational Asthma
Discover the many causes of occupational asthma and what you can do to protect yourself from exposure to these asthmatic triggers.
Discover the many causes of occupational asthma and what you can do to protect yourself from exposure to these asthmatic triggers.
What Substances Cause Occupational Asthma?
Discover the many irritants that cause occupational asthma and the jobs in which those irritants can be found.
Discover the many irritants that cause occupational asthma and the jobs in which those irritants can be found.