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Occupational lung diseases

Many people spend a great deal of their lives at work. If your workplace exposes you to dust, chemicals or other things that can irritate your lungs, you may develop an occupational lung disease.

Find out more about these work-related lung diseases:

Work-related asthma, including occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma
asbestosis
asthma
lung cancer
farmer's lung
hantavirus
legionnaires' disease and pontiac fever
tuberculosis

Find out more about air quality and pollution at work