Respiratory signs and symptoms due to dust exposure in wheat mill workers

Elisa M. Teixeira Villamediana, Cheyla Másin, Leonard Colmenares, Evelin Escalona and Estela Hernández-Runque

Multidisciplinar (Montevideo), 2024, vol. 2, 96

Abstract: Objective: Describe the respiratory signs and symptoms presented in workers exposed to dust in a wheat mill in Venezuela. Methods: Descriptive, field, non-experimental and cross-sectional design; SNOT-22, ATS-DLD-78A questionnaire and physical examination were applied. Results: The identified symptoms consisted of sneezing, subsequent rhinorrhea, wheezing and dyspnea, however, they predominated in the positions with lower exposure to dust (p-value

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.62486/agmu202496

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