| Clinically apparent asbestosis occurs only after a significant latent period. |
| Asbestos inhalation is associated with asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. |
| The fibres stick in lung tissue, causing fatal diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, both rare and aggressive forms of cancer. |
| They get deadly diseases like black lung, asbestosis, or more insidious poisonings. |
| Coal worker's pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and asbestosis are the most common pneumoconioses. |
| Lung burdens of asbestos in these cases are intermediate between asbestosis and pleural plaques. |
