[Respiratory tract damage in those who cleaned up the aftermath of the accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Electric Power Station].
The authors have established the fact of acute inhalation damage of the "Chernobyl aerosol" to respiratory organs of the exposed subjects. The complaints correlation to the site of work, time and kind of job shows that respiratory symptoms arose more frequently in those members of emergency teams who arrived at the station in May, August-October 1986, March 1987, stayed for 30-40 days, worked at the site of the damaged reactor, were engaged in decontamination, degasification, drilling, construction and other "dusty" jobs. As a result of inhalation of the Chernobyl dust previously healthy patients developed various respiratory diseases.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011210:Power Plants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology
Porazhenie respiratornogo trakta u likvidatorov posledstviĭ avarii na Chernobyl'skoĭ AES.