Occupational Fungal Allergy and Ways to Detect It,

Abstract

The term 'fungal respiratory allergy' describes a group of illnesses which develop when the human organism is repeatedly exposed to the spores of mold fungi (Boutin). Its clinical manifestations are diverse: bronchial asthma, bronchitis, tracheal bronchitis, spastic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, etc. A high degree of pollution by fungus spores of the air in industrial enterprises in which fungi are used in a technological process has been noted.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1974
Accession Number
AD0779119

Entities

People

  • M. E. Yakovskaya
  • N. A. Chaika

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bronchitis
  • Conjunctival Diseases
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eye Diseases
  • Nose Diseases
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases

Readers

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