Public Health

Question 1

What are the two types of occupational lung disease?

Answer 1

1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
2. Pneumoconionis

Question 2

What can chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis lead to?

Answer 2

Extensive fibrosis with honeycombing and trapping of air

Question 3

What does asbestos cause?

Answer 3

Pneumoconionis and fibrotic lung disease

Question 4

Which type of cancer will develop after an encounter with asbestos?

Answer 4

Mesothelioma

Question 5

A synergistic effect exists between asbestosis and what other factor to greatly increase rates of lung cancer?

Answer 5

Smoking

Question 6

What are indoor factors what can lead to lung disease?

Answer 6

• Asbestos
• Mould
• Cooking smoke
• Passive smoking
• Nanoparticles

Question 7

Outdoor factors that can cause lung disease includes?

Answer 7

Air/traffic pollution

Question 8

What can lead to increased mould growth?

Answer 8

Damp cold housing

Question 9

Where do sulphur oxides commonly come from?

Answer 9

Exhausts and industry

Question 10

What chemicals are present in photochemical smog?

Answer 10

• Ozone
• NO
• NO₂
• Volatile organic compounds

Question 11

What is the most prominent chemical in photochemical smog?

Answer 11

Ozone

Question 12

What are some wider effects of air pollution?

Answer 12

• Low birth weight
• Appendicitis
• Stroke
• Neurological consequences - cognitive decline, neurodegenerative disease, depression

Question 13

What are dioxins?

Answer 13

Organic chemicals that can bioaccumulate in tissues over time

Higher in the food chain the concentrations can become toxic