Occupational Diseases
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Occupational Diseases. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Occupational Diseases.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Agricultural Workers' Diseases - Diseases in persons engaged in cultivating and tilling soil, growing plants, harvesting crops, raisi...
Anthracosilicosis - A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of dust that contains both CARBON and crystalline SILI...
Asbestosis - A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers which elicit potent inflammatory re...
Berylliosis - A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhaled rare metal BERYLLIUM or its soluble salts which are used ...
Bird Fancier's Lung - A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled avian antigens, u...
Byssinosis - A condition of BRONCHOCONSTRICTION resulting from hypersensitive reaction to inhaled dust during the...
Caplan Syndrome - A condition characterized by the presence of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS associated with a specific form of...
Dermatitis, Occupational - A recurrent contact dermatitis caused by substances found in the work place....
Farmer's Lung - A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associat...
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome - An occupational disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, affecting the fingers, hand...
High Pressure Neurological Syndrome - A syndrome related to increased atmospheric pressure and characterized by tremors, nausea, dizziness...
Inert Gas Narcosis - Progressive mental disturbances and unconsciousness due to breathing mixtures of oxygen and inert ga...
Laboratory Infection - Accidentally acquired infection in laboratory workers....
Occupational Diseases - Diseases due to factors involved in one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed)...
Persian Gulf Syndrome - Unexplained symptoms reported by veterans of the Persian Gulf War with Iraq in 1991. The symptoms re...
Pneumoconiosis - A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their pres...
Siderosis - A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of iron in the mining dust or welding fumes....
Silicosis - A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust containing crystalline form of SILICON DI...
Silicotuberculosis - Pulmonary or extrapulmonary infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS or nontuberculous mycobac...
Silo Filler's Disease - A form of alveolitis or PNEUMONITIS caused by hypersensitivity to high level of inhaled nitrogen oxi...
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm - Dyssomnias associated with disruption of the normal 24 hour sleep wake cycle secondary to travel (e....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
