The chances of dying from asbestos exposure are small but increase with increasing time of exposure, increasing intensity of exposure, and with amount of smoking you do.
Asbestos exposure is when a person has been around or worked with materials that contact asbestos in it's raw form that can cause serious health issues.
Approximately 80% of all mesothelioma patients have a history of asbestos exposure. The majority of these patients were employed in an industry that involved the use of asbestos in some fashion.
"Asbestos poisoning" is not a term that is used when discussing asbestos. It implies an adverse effect occurring soon after exposure to too much asbestos but that is not what happens. The adverse effects of asbestos exposures occur only many years after asbestos exposure began.
Exposure to asbestos can be fatal, usually after many years (or even decades). However, not everyone who is exposed to asbestos dies, or even becomes ill, as a result of asbestos exposure.Whether any particular person dies from asbestos exposure depends on:the intensity of the exposurethe frequency of the exposurethe duration of the exposureluck
Asbestos exposure typically occurs through inhalation of asbestos fibers present in the air from sources such as workplace environments with asbestos-containing materials, living in older buildings with deteriorating asbestos insulation, or from natural deposits of asbestos in the environment. Additionally, exposure may also occur through contact with asbestos-containing products or materials during activities like construction, renovation, or repair work.
Yes any exposure to asbestos can be dangerous if adequate precautions are not taken.
Exposure to asbestos will likely compromise the immune system because of the long-term stress to the body. The test for asbestos exposure does not affect the immune system.
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Exposure and inhilation of asbestos can cause cancers, lung damage, loss of lung function, and can lead to death. Symptoms of asbestos exposure may take may years to appear.