Singakhuluma nge-asbestosis, elimaza amaphaphu akho buthule?

Namuhla sizokhuluma ngento engathi sína, kodwa okudingeka sonke siyiqaphele. Ngezinye izikhathi, ngenxa yemisebenzi esiyenzayo, noma indawo esihlala kuyo, izinto eziyingozi zingangena emizimbeni yethu. Ngisho noma kungabangeli ukugula okusheshayo, kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo ngemva kweminyaka eminingi. I-Asbestosis ingenye yezifo ezinjalo ezilimaza amaphaphu ethu buthule.

Kuyini i-asbestosis?

Kalula nje, i-asbestosis yisifo samaphaphu esibangelwa ukuchayeka isikhathi eside othulini kanye nemicu ye-asbestos. I-Asbestos uhlobo lwezinto ezincane, ezihlala isikhathi eside, eziphefumulayo. Esikhathini esidlule, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kweminyaka yama-1970, abantu ababesebenza ekwakheni, ekukhiqizeni, ezimayini, ezigayweni, njengabakhanikhi, kanye nogesi babesengozini enkulu. Abantu ababesusa imikhiqizo equkethe i-asbestos futhi basebenza emikhunjini eNavy (eyayisebenzisa i-asbestos emikhunjini ngaleso sikhathi) nabo babesengozini enkulu.

Uma lezi zindwangu ze-asbestos zingena emaphashini akho, zingabangela isimo esibizwa ngokuthi "i-fibrosis", okuwukujiya nokuqhekeka kwamaphaphu . Ngezinye izikhathi ulwelwesi oluzungeze amaphaphu, i-"pleura", nalo lungajiya. Uma lesi zicubu zamaphaphu ziba nezibazi futhi zijiya, kuba nzima ukuphefumula. Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, lokhu kungaba yingozi empilweni futhi kubulale. Akukhona lokho kuphela, ukuchayeka ku-asbestos kwandisa nengozi yokuba nomdlavuza wamaphaphu.

Iyini i-asbestos?

Kulungile, manje ake sibone ukuthi iyini i-asbestos. Iyiqoqo lemicu yamaminerali eyisithupha eyenzeka ngokwemvelo. Le micu inamandla kakhulu, imelana nomlilo, futhi imelana namakhemikhali. Ngenxa yalezi zakhiwo, isetshenziswa embonini yezinto zokwakha kanye nasezimbonini zokukhiqiza.

• Qinisa izinto ezifana nesamente nepulasitiki.
• Njengesivikelo sokushisa.
• Vikela izakhiwo, izindwangu, kanye nezimoto zempi emlilweni.
• Munca umsindo.

Lezi zindwangu ze-asbestos zingaba mhlophe, luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, onsundu, ompunga, noma oluhlaza okotshani. Izindwangu ze-asbestos ezimhlophe (ezibizwa ngokuthi ``chrysotile'') zisetshenziswa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke.

Kuvame kangakanani ukuchayeka ku-asbestos? I-asbestos ikhula kanjani?

Eqinisweni, sonke sichayeka ku-asbestos esikhathini esithile empilweni yethu. I-asbestos itholakala cishe yonke indawo ngamanani amancane. Kodwa abantu abaningi abatholi zifo ngenxa yayo. Lezi zifo zikhula kuphela kubantu abachayeka ku-asbestos isikhathi eside futhi ngokuqhubekayo.

Ingozi yokuchayeka ku-asbestos endaweni yokusebenza yayiphezulu kakhulu ngaphambi kweminyaka yama-1970. Kodwa-ke, ingozi isekhona nanamuhla. Ngenxa yokuthi kuthatha isikhathi eside ukuthi izimpawu zivele, odokotela basaxixilonga amacala amasha e-asbestos. Nakuba kunemithetho yokulawula ukuchayeka ku-asbestos endaweni yokusebenza, ngezinye izikhathi abasebenzi bangachayeka ngamaphutha.

Ngokusho kwe-World Health Organization (WHO), izigidi zabantu zichayeka ku-asbestos, ikakhulukazi emsebenzini. Kunzima ukusho ngqo ukuthi bangaki abantu abahlushwa yi-asbestos kanye nezifo ezihlobene nayo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi izimpawu zingathatha iminyaka engama-30 kuya kwengama-40 ukuthi zivele. Ezinye izifundo zibonisa ukuthi cishe ama-20% ezisebenzi eziphefumula i-asbestos zihlushwa uhlobo oluthile lwesifo. Kodwa-ke, akuwona wonke umuntu othola i-asbestos. Kunezinye izifo ezingabangelwa yi-asbestos. Isibonelo:

• Isifo samaphaphu angaphakathi (ILD)
• Ukuphuma kwegazi emzimbeni (lokhu kwenzeka lapho into efana namanzi igcwalisa khona emaphashini)
• Ezinye izinhlobo zomdlavuza wamaphaphu, ikakhulukazi i-pleural mesothelioma

Yiziphi izimpawu zokuqala ze-asbestosis? (Lokhu kungathatha iminyaka ukuthi kuvele!)

Izimpawu ze-asbestosis ziyahlukahluka kuye ngokuthi lesi sifo sibucayi kangakanani. Ngezinye izikhathi izimpawu zivela eminyakeni engu-20-30 noma ngaphezulu ngemva kokuchayeka ku-asbestos. Izibazi emaphashini zivame ukukhula kancane. Ngakho-ke, ungase ungaziboni izimpawu ngokushesha.

Uphawu lokuqala lwe-asbestosis ubunzima bokuphefumula , ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuzikhandla noma sokuzivocavoca. Ezinye izimpawu zingase zihlanganise:

• Ubuhlungu besifuba kanye nokuqina.
• Ukuzungeza izipikili (lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi `(Ukugoqa izinzipho zakho)`).
• Ukukhwehlela (mhlawumbe ukukhwehlela okomile okuqhubekayo).
• Umsindo wokuqhekeka uzwakala esifubeni lapho uphefumula.
• Ukukhathala okukhulu kanye nobunzima bokuzivocavoca.
• Ukwehlisa isisindo ngaphandle kwesizathu.

Yini ebangela i-asbestosis?

Imbangela eyinhloko ye-asbestosis ukuhogela imicu emincane ye-asbestos noma uthuli. Le micu ye-asbestos ayilimazi kuze kube yilapho ikhishwa emoyeni. Kodwa-ke, uma ikhishwa emoyeni, iyaqhekeka ibe yizinhlayiya ezincane. Lezi zinhlayiya zingena emoyeni bese zingena emaphashini uma siphefumula. Bese ziqoqana emaphashini, okubangela izibazi nokuvuvukala. Izicubu zamaphaphu ezinamanxeba ziyaqina kakhulu futhi azikwazi ukukhula kahle. Yingakho kuba nzima ukuphefumula.

Ingozi yokuthola i-asbestosis iyanda kuye ngokuthi uke wachayeka isikhathi esingakanani ku-asbestos nokuthi ukuvezwa kwayo kwakukhulu kangakanani. Esikhathini esidlule, i-asbestos yayisetshenziswa kakhulu ezimbonini zokwakha nezokukhiqiza. Abantu abasebenza kulezi zimboni futhi abaphefumula njalo izinhlayiya ze-asbestos basengozini enkulu.

Into ebalulekile ukuthi i-asbestos, etholakala kalula ekushiseni noma kumathayili, isibonelo, ayibangeli lesi sifo. Ingozi ikhona kuphela uma ikhishwa emoyeni.

Yimiphi imikhiqizo engase ibe ne-asbestos?

Nazi ezinye izinto kanye nemikhiqizo okungenzeka ukuthi isenayo i-asbestos:

• Ama-clutch pad kanye nama-brake linings ezimotweni.
• Usimende, ama-putty, kanye ne-plaster yokwakha.
• Ukushisa okushisayo.
• Okokusonga ngamapayipi.
• Ezinye izinhlobo zamashidi asetshenziselwa uphahla, kanye nophahla olusetshenziselwa izindonga (ungazibona nasezindlini ezindala eSri Lanka).
• Amathayili phansi e-vinyl.
• Intambo kagesi.
• Ibhodi Lokugaya.
• Ukuhlanganisa nokuhlanganisa inhlanganisela.
• Amathayela okugeleza kanye nezinhlobo zeglue eziwanamathelayo.
• Izinto ezimunca umsindo.

Futhi, ezinye izinto ezisetshenziswa ekhaya zingase zibe ne-asbestos:

• Umlotha wokwenziwa kanye nezinhlansi ezindaweni zomlilo ezisebenzisa igesi.
• Ama-brake pad emoto, ama-lining, ama-clutch facing, ama-gasket.
• Amagilavu ​​​​angashi, ama-stove pad, ama-table pad, kanye nezindwangu ezingashi (njengezingubo zokulala namakhethini).
• Amanye amapulasitiki, upende, izembozo, kanye nezinsini.
• I-Vermiculite isetshenziselwa ukuvikela uphahla kanye nezinye izinto ongazithenga zokulima.

Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukukhulisa i-asbestosis?

Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela baxilonga i-asbestosis kubantu abangazange basebenzise i-asbestos amashumi eminyaka. Kungathatha iminyaka engama-30 ukuthi izimpawu zivele. Cabanga ukuthi, uma wavezwa usemusha futhi uneminyaka ephakathi nendawo, ungase ungakwazi ukubona lesi sifo.

Ubani osengozini enkulu yokuthola i-asbestosis? Yiziphi izici eziyingozi?

Namuhla, kunemithetho nemigomo yokunciphisa ukuchayeka ku-asbestos endaweni yokusebenza. Kodwa-ke, eminye imisebenzi isakubeka engozini ku-asbestos. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi lapho kubhidlizwa noma kuvuselelwa izakhiwo ezakhiwe ngaphambi kweminyaka yama-1970. Ngisho nezindlu ezakhiwe ngaphambi kuka-1977 zingase zibe ne-asbestos ezintweni ezifana namapayipi, ophahleni, kanye namathayela phansi. Kodwa-ke, uma uhlala endlini eyakhiwe ngaphambi kuka-1977, akuyona ingozi. Ingozi ivela kuphela uma i-asbestos isemoyeni njengothuli futhi ingaphefumulwa. Akukho bungozi uma isesimweni esiqinile.

Usengozini enkulu yokuthola i-asbestosis uma usuvele ubhekene ne-asbestos isikhathi eside, ikakhulukazi uma umsebenzi wakho uhilela ukusebenza ngezinto eziqukethe i-asbestos.

Ingozi ehlobene nomsebenzi

Abantu abenza imisebenzi efana nale basengozini enkulu:

• Abantu abasebenza ezimayini ze-asbestos, abantu abafaka futhi basuse i-asbestos.
• Ochwepheshe bezimoto nezindiza (izimoto ezindala zazine-asbestos ezintweni ezifana namabhuleki nama-clutch).
• Izisebenzi zokwakha (ikakhulukazi labo ababhidliza futhi bavuselele izakhiwo ezindala).
• Ochwepheshe bakagesi (izinto zokushisa ezindala zaziqukethe i-asbestos).
• Abantu abasebenza ezitimeleni nasezindaweni zokulungisa imikhumbi (bakha futhi balungisa imikhumbi).

Ngokufanayo, izifundo zithole ukuthi labo abahilelekile emsebenzini wokuhlenga nokuhlanza ngesikhathi sokuhlaselwa kweWorld Trade Center (WTC) eNew York City nabo basengozini yokuthola izifo ezihlobene ne-asbestos njenge-asbestos.

Ezinye izinto ezithonyayo

Lezi zici zithinta nengozi yakho:

• Isikhathi sokuchayeka: Isikhathi osichitha ubhekene ne-asbestos ngaso. Ngokuvamile, uma ubhekene nesikhathi eside, ingozi iba nkulu.
• Ukuqina Kokuvezwa: Ingakanani i-asbestos owavezwa kuyo.
• Uhlobo lwemboni: Uma i-asbestos itholakala kumkhiqizo (njengezindonga, amathayili), ingozi iphansi. Kodwa-ke, uma i-asbestos ikhishwa emoyeni, njengalapho isikwa noma iphulwa ngesaha, ingozi iphakeme.
• Izici zomuntu siqu eziyingozi: Ingozi iphezulu kakhulu uma ubhema noma uma unesifo samaphaphu esivele sikhona.
• Izimbangela zofuzo: Uma kukhona ukuguquka kwezakhi zofuzo okubizwa ngokuthi `(i-BAP1 gene)`.

Abantu abanalesi sifo bavame ukuchayeka ku-asbestos iminyaka eminingi ngomsebenzi wabo. Isibonelo, uma uke wachayeka ku-asbestos ngenkathi wenza ukulungiswa ekhaya, amathuba okuba ube ne-asbestos mancane.

Yiziphi izinkinga ezingaba khona ngenxa ye-asbestosis?

Abantu abaningi abane-asbestosis banenkinga yokuphefumula kanye nokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo. Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, izinkinga zingaba yingozi empilweni.

Izinkinga ezingaba khona ngenxa ye-asbestosis yilezi:

• Umdlavuza wamaphaphu: Abantu abane-asbestosis kanye nababhemayo basengozini enkulu yokuba nomdlavuza wamaphaphu.
• I-Mesothelioma: Uhlobo lomdlavuza oluvela olwelwesini lwesisu, isifuba, noma amaphaphu. Luhlobene kakhulu nokuchayeka ku-asbestos.
• Ukwehluleka kokuphefumula: Amaphaphu akho awakwazi ukuthola umoya-mpilo owanele egazini lakho, futhi i-carbon dioxide iyanqwabelana ezicutshini zakho.
• Ukwehluleka kwenhliziyo ohlangothini lwesokudla: Uhlangothi lwesokudla lwenhliziyo yakho luyeka ukusebenza kahle.

Itholakala kanjani i-asbestosis? (Ukuxilongwa)

Udokotela wakho uzokuxilonga futhi akubuze ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha. Qiniseka ukuthi uyamtshela udokotela wakho uma uke wavezwa yizinto eziyingozi, njenge-asbestos. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukumtshela ngemisebenzi yakho nokuthi usebenze kuphi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, udokotela angase acele ezinye izivivinyo ukuze kuqedwe ukuxilongwa. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• I-X-ray yesifuba.
• I-CT scan (i-Computed Tomography - i-CT scan) (lokhu kukuvumela ukuthi ubone isimo samaphaphu ngokucacile).
• Ukuhlolwa kokusebenza kwamaphaphu (ukuhlola ukuthi amaphaphu akho asebenza kahle kangakanani) njenge-spirometry.
• I-Bronchoscopy (akuvamile ukuthi ikhamera ifakwe emaphashini ukuze ibheke ngaphakathi, futhi uma kudingeka, kungathathwa isampula encane yezicubu (i-biopsy).

Yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha i-asbestosis?

Umgomo oyinhloko wokwelapha i-asbestosis ukulawula izimpawu nokulondoloza ukusebenza kwamaphaphu.

Ngeshwa, umonakalo obangelwe yi-asbestos emaphashini awunakuguqulwa.

Ukwelashwa kwezifo ezihlobene ne-asbestos kuhlose ukuqeda izimpawu, ukwelapha izinkinga ezihlobene nesifo, kanye nokunciphisa ukusabalala kwalesi sifo.

Ukwelashwa okutholayo kuzoncika ebunzimeni besimo sakho. Ungase ube nokwelashwa okufana nalokhu:

• Ukwelashwa nge-oxygen: Ukukunikeza i-oxygen eyengeziwe ngepayipi elifakwe ekhaleni lakho noma nge-mask yomlomo kungakusiza ukuthi uphefumule kalula.
• Ukuvuselelwa kwamaphaphu: Lokhu kuhilela ukukufundisa izivivinyo ezikhethekile kanye namasu okuphefumula angathuthukisa ikhwalithi yempilo yakho.
• Ukuhlinzwa kokufakelwa amaphaphu: Akuvamile kakhulu, kubantu abanesifo esibi kakhulu, ukufakelwa amaphaphu kunganciphisa izimpawu futhi kwandise impilo ngokuhlinzeka ngamaphaphu amasha, anempilo.
• Imithi: Imithi ebizwa ngokuthi ``Anti-fibrotics'' inganciphisa izinga lokulimala emaphashini. Kodwa-ke, ayikwazi ukwelapha ukulimala okukhona. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa nawe ngezingozi nezinzuzo zale mithi futhi akusize unqume ukuthi yini engcono kakhulu empilweni yakho.

Ungazilawula kanjani izimpawu ekhaya?

Uma une-asbestosis, ungenza lezi zinto ukuze uzizwe ukhululekile:

• Ungabhemi. Uma ubhema, thola usizo lokuyeka namuhla. Ukubhema kungenza lesi sifo sibe sibi kakhulu futhi kusakazeke ngokushesha.
• Gwema ukuphefumula izinto ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba, ukungcola kwemvelo, kanye nokubhema intuthu yomuntu obhemayo.
• Hlala kude nabantu abagulayo futhi uzijwayeze imikhuba emihle yokugeza izandla (geza izandla zakho njalo, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokudla nangemva kokusebenzisa indlu yangasese).
• Phuza amanzi amaningi.
• Yidla ukudla okunomsoco (njengemifino, izithelo, inhlanzi ehlanzekile, nenyama).
• Khuluma nodokotela wakho, dala uhlelo lokuzivocavoca olukufanele, futhi uvivinye umzimba njalo.

Ungazivikela kanjani ku-asbestosis?

Unganciphisa ingozi yakho yokuthola i-asbestosis ngokugwema ukuchayeka isikhathi eside ku-asbestos. Uma umsebenzi wakho uhilela ukuchayeka kule minerali, kufanele nakanjani ugqoke umshini wokuphefumula (imaski ekhethekile ehlunga izinhlayiya emoyeni). Le maski yokuvikela izokuvimbela ekuphefumuleni imicu ye-asbestos noma uthuli.

Uma wazi ukuthi uke wachayeka ku-asbestos, kufanele uhlolwe njalo ngudokotela futhi wenze i-X-ray yesifuba. Lokhu kuhlolwa akukwazi ukuvimbela i-asbestos, kodwa kungasiza ekutholeni kusenesikhathi.

Uma ubhema futhi uke wachayeka ku-asbestos, into engcono kakhulu ongayenza ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yokuba nomdlavuza ukuyeka ukubhema.

Ingabe yonke imikhiqizo ye-asbestos kufanele igwenywe?

Imicu ye-asbestos iyingozi kuphela uma iphenduka ibe nomoya. Namuhla, izinto zokwakha eziningi kanye neminye imikhiqizo isebenzisa i-asbestos eboshiwe. Le nqubo ivimbela ukuthi ikhishwe emoyeni. Ingozi yemiphumela emibi yezempilo evela emikhiqizweni enjalo iphansi kakhulu, uma ikhona. Kodwa-ke, kufanele ugweme ukuyihlikihla, ukuyidabula, noma ukuyilimaza ngenye indlela bese uyiphula ibe yimpuphu. Ukwenza kanjalo kungakhulula imicu emoyeni.

Ingabe ngidinga ukususa i-asbestos ekhaya lami?

Uma unezinto eziqukethe i-asbestos ezisesimweni esihle (isibonelo, uphahla oludala lweshidi le-asbestos) ekhaya lakho, kungcono ukuzishiya zodwa. Uma uthinta noma ulimaza lezi zinto (uziphule, uzihlukanise), kunengozi yokukhipha imicu emoyeni. Hlola lezi zinto njalo ukuze ubone ukuthi zonakele noma ziwohloka. Uma kudingeka ukususwa, cela usizo kubasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe.

Iyini i-prognosis yomuntu one-asbestosis? (Isibikezelo)

Akukho ukwelashwa kwe-asbestosis, futhi umonakalo obangelwe yilesi sifo awunakuguqulwa. Uma usuphefumula imicu ye-asbestos, ihlala emzimbeni wakho. Ikusasa lakho lincike ekutheni ubhekane nezinhlayiya isikhathi esingakanani nokuthi ubhekane nazo isikhathi esingakanani.

Abantu abaningi abane-asbestosis encane baphila impilo eyanelisayo iminyaka eminingi ngemva kokutholakala benalesi sifo. Isimo sabanye abantu siba sibi kakhulu futhi badinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha impilo yabo yonke.

Udokotela wakho cishe uzokwenza ukuhlolwa kwe-X-ray yesifuba kanye nokusebenza kwamaphaphu njalo eminyakeni embalwa ukuze ahlole izinguquko ezibazini emaphashini akho. Njengoba isimo sakho siqhubeka, imiphumela yokuhlolwa izoshintsha.

Kuthiwa isilinganiso sobude bokuphila ngemva kokuxilongwa singaba yiminyaka eyi-10. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuncike kakhulu ebunzimeni besifo nokuthi sisakazeka ngokushesha kangakanani.

Kufanele ngimbone nini udokotela?

Uma uke wachayeka ku-asbestos futhi unenkinga yokuphefumula, ukungakhululeki esifubeni, noma ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo,Bona udokotela wakho ngokushesha. Qiniseka ukuthi utshela udokotela wakho ngendlela owachayeka ngayo ku-asbestos (isibonelo, ngomsebenzi wakho), noma ngabe kwakuchayeke kumuntu osebenzisa i-asbestos.

Ingabe umndeni wami usengozini yokuthola i-asbestos ngenxa yomsebenzi wami?

Ukuchayeka ku-asbestos "esetshenzisiwe" kungenzeka. Uma umuntu esebenza ngezinto eziqukethe i-asbestos, angaletha izinhlayiya ze-asbestos ekhaya ezicathulweni zakhe, ezingutsheni, esikhumbeni nasezinweleni.

Ukuze kuncishiswe le ngozi, izindawo eziningi zokusebenza ezisebenzisa i-asbestos ziqinisekisa ukuthi izisebenzi zishintsha izingubo zazo lapho zifika emsebenzini nalapho zihamba. Izinkampani eziningi zinezindawo zangasese lapho izisebenzi zingageza khona lezi zinhlayiya ezinweleni nasesikhumbeni. Lezi zinyathelo zokuqapha zinciphisa ingozi yokugula kwamalungu omndeni.

Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-asbestosis ne-mesothelioma?

Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwe-asbestosis ne-mesothelioma ukuthi i-mesothelioma ingumdlavuza, kanti i-asbestosis ayiyona. I-Asbestosis yenzeka emaphashini akho kanye nolwelwesi lwamaphaphu akho (pleura). I-Mesothelioma iqala ezicutshini zamaphaphu akho kanye nesisu. Ingasakazeka emzimbeni wakho wonke.

Uma uke wachayeka ku-asbestos, noma ngabe awunazo izimpawu futhi uzizwa kahle, khuluma nodokotela wakho. Kunezinto udokotela wakho angazisebenzisa manje ukusiza ekulawuleni umonakalo wamaphaphu obangelwa yi-asbestos. Ungazisiza futhi ngokungabhemi noma ukuyeka ukubhema. Ukubhema kungenza i-asbestos ibe yimbi kakhulu. Uma unenkinga entsha yokuphefumula, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.

Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okudingeka sizikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Kulungile, ake sibukeze amanye amaqiniso abaluleke kakhulu nge-asbestosis esikhulume ngawo.

• I-Asbestosis yisifo samaphaphu esibangelwa ukuchayeka isikhathi eside ku-asbestos fibers. Asibonakali ngokuzumayo, kodwa singathatha iminyaka ukuba sikhule.
• Le ngozi iphakeme kulabo abasemisebenzini ethile, njengokwakha, ukwakha imikhumbi, kanye nokumba, ikakhulukazi labo ababesebenza besebenzisa izindlela ezindala.
• Ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukukhwehlela okuqhubekayo, kanye nobuhlungu besifuba yizimpawu eziyinhloko.
• Akukho ikhambi eliqinisekile lalokhu okwamanje. Ukwelashwa kuhloselwe ukulawula izimpawu nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokuphila.
• Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuphepha. Uma usebenza ezindaweni lapho ungase uchayeke khona ku-asbestos, qiniseka ukuthi ugqoka izinto zokuzivikela.
• Uma ucabanga ukuthi uke wachayeka ku-asbestos, bona udokotela ukuze akunike iseluleko, noma ngabe awunazo izimpawu. Uma ubhema, qiniseka ukuthi uyayeka.

Nakuba lesi kuyisihloko esesabekayo, ukwaziswa kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuzivikela. Nakekela impilo yakho futhi ufune iseluleko sezokwelapha uma kudingeka.

'I-Asbestosis, i-asbestos, isifo samaphaphu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, izifo zomsebenzi, izibazi zamaphaphu, i-mesothelioma