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Sep 11 2007 12:17PM LA HAUG ASSOC 9522261203 Silicosis Injury Including Acute Silicosis, Chronic Silicosis and Accelerated Silicosis p.10 Page 10f3 Our silicosis news!etterwill soon make relevant , medical and legal developments available to you as they emerge. I Your Email Addre~ ~ ~ You might be enti1Jed to monelary compensation lor your silicosis case. Fill out our form, send it to our firm, and our silicosis attorneys wit! review your case for free. If there is 'no recovery, there will be no fees owed and you wiG have no duty to refund costs and expenses advanced for your represenlation. ,....,~s.'''>lI..II': ii, '. f"..... I ,--r' j ~ ---" / '" , , z/ I undersland that a free case evalua\lon does not c:reate an attorney cllenl relallonsh II'. Sil i cosis injury results from the inhalation of toxic crystalline snica dust Silica Is one of the most common elements on earth; therefore, exposure to silica is difficult to avoid. This is especially true for those who work in mining, rock drilling, sandblasting and other jobs thai involve the creation of dust clouds that potentially contain crystalline silica dust particles. There is no cure for silicosis, and the disease tends to continue to progress even after exposure to silica dust is eliminated. There are a feW types of silicosis and some treatments do exist, although the only defense against silicosis is the eradication of dangerous levels of silica dust exposure. }) Iy,pes of SilicoSis >> ~l1icosis Symoroms )) Silicosis Treatment )) Silicosis Prevention TYPES OF SILICOSIS - CHRONIC, ACCELERATED & ACUTE SILICOSIS Chronic SiliCO&is Chronic silicosis is the most comrron form of silicosis injury. Sometimes called simple chronic silicosis, this form of the disease typically develops after more than 10 to 20 years of relatively low levels of exposure. Since this form of the disease is caused by long- term exposure, sympiDms and discovery of chronicsiiicosis may take up 45 years after initial exposure. Symptoms of chronic silicosis are commonly revealed in a chest X-ray after 20 years of silica exposure. Chronic silicosis leads to the formation of nodules of chronic inflammation caused by the constant irritation and reaction of the body's immune system to foreign silica particles. Eventually, scarring forms in the affected areas of the lungs. Damage caused by chronic silicosis has a tendency to cause weakness in the lungs' ability to fight infection. Those with chronic silicosis tend to develop other lung illnesses. in time, chronic sificosis can lead to failure of the respiratory system and death. Accelerated Silicosis Accelerated silicosis is 1he most rare form of silicosis Injury. In some ways, it fits in between chronic and acute forms of silicosis as it usually'takes between 5 to 15 years for accelerated silicosis to develop. Typically accelerated silicosis ensues after shorter-term exposure to higher leveis of crystalline silica dust. Similar symptoms of scarring a nd inflammation progress faster in accelerated silicosis than chronic silicosis. Accelerated sUicosis usually leads to death http://www.silicosisclairns.com/silicosis _injury .html If you have developed silicosis as a result of an occupational exposure to harmful silica dust, contact the silicosis attorneys today. , .. denotes required field I Name I Address Me As I . EmaD Address I Phone D I understand thai submilting 'his form does NOT create an ellcmey dlent relationship: AGREE 0 ~ l} Types of Silicosis }} Silicosis SvmDtoms )) Silicosis Treatment )} sm~!s Prevention 9/10/2007