Due to the accumulating spoil caused by asbestos fibers, asbestosis and asbestos pleural disease are slowly progressive asbestos diseases. They possibly will be treated, but not cured. The physician will try to ease the patient’s symptoms and to prevent further medical complications.
If you have been diagnosed with asbestosis, you will be advised to avoid further contact with asbestos and to quit smoking. Patients run an increased risk of respiratory infections, so you may be treated with antibiotics for other respiratory ailments. It is wise to avoid large crowds where you may be exposed to such ailments, and to keep influenza and pneumococcal immunizations up to date.
Treating Asbestosis and Other Asbestos Diseases
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