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==Overview==
==Overview==
The risk factors for Farmer's lung include excessive exposure to moldy  hay or any other offending agent.If patient is having underlying lung pathology, he will be at more risk of developing the cough or breathlessness.
The risk factors for Farmer's lung include excessive exposure to moldy  hay or any other offending agent.If patient is having underlying lung pathology, he will be at more risk of developing the [[cough]] or [[Breathlessness|breathlessness.]]


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==


Farmer's Lung is a risk for adults who breathe dust from moldy hay or other moldy crops. For reasons not completely understood, children rarely develop Farmer's Lung.
* Farmer's Lung is a risk for adults who [[breathe]] dust from moldy hay or other moldy crops.  


The degree of risk depends on the amount of dust that has collected in the person's lungs. There is little danger working with loose hay in an open field. However, the risk increases when farmers or farm workers are breaking open bales of moldy hay or straw inside closed barns or cow sheds. A person can inhale an extremely large amount of dust within a very short time while working indoors.
* The degree of risk depends on the amount of dust that has collected in the person's lungs. There is little danger working with loose hay in an open field. The risk increases when farmers or farm workers are breaking open bales of moldy hay or straw inside closed barns or cow sheds. A person can inhale an extremely large amount of dust within a very short time while working indoors.


Other people exposed to dust from moldy hay; straw or grain include grain handlers, stable employees, poultry workers, and pet shop workers.
* Other people exposed to dust from moldy hay; straw or grain include grain handlers, stable employees, poultry workers, and pet shop workers.


Smokers have risk of developing insidious, worsening dyspnea due to chronic Farmer's lung disease.<ref name="pmid8563097">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ohtsuka Y, Munakata M, Tanimura K, Ukita H, Kusaka H, Masaki Y, Doi I, Ohe M, Amishima M, Homma Y |title=Smoking promotes insidious and chronic farmer's lung disease, and deteriorates the clinical outcome |journal=Intern. Med. |volume=34 |issue=10 |pages=966–71 |date=October 1995 |pmid=8563097 |doi=10.2169/internalmedicine.34.966 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Smokers]] have risk of developing insidious, worsening [[dyspnea]] due to [[Chronic (medical)|chronic]] Farmer's lung disease.<ref name="pmid8563097">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ohtsuka Y, Munakata M, Tanimura K, Ukita H, Kusaka H, Masaki Y, Doi I, Ohe M, Amishima M, Homma Y |title=Smoking promotes insidious and chronic farmer's lung disease, and deteriorates the clinical outcome |journal=Intern. Med. |volume=34 |issue=10 |pages=966–71 |date=October 1995 |pmid=8563097 |doi=10.2169/internalmedicine.34.966 |url=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

The risk factors for Farmer's lung include excessive exposure to moldy hay or any other offending agent.If patient is having underlying lung pathology, he will be at more risk of developing the cough or breathlessness.

Risk Factors

  • Farmer's Lung is a risk for adults who breathe dust from moldy hay or other moldy crops.
  • The degree of risk depends on the amount of dust that has collected in the person's lungs. There is little danger working with loose hay in an open field. The risk increases when farmers or farm workers are breaking open bales of moldy hay or straw inside closed barns or cow sheds. A person can inhale an extremely large amount of dust within a very short time while working indoors.
  • Other people exposed to dust from moldy hay; straw or grain include grain handlers, stable employees, poultry workers, and pet shop workers.

References

  1. Ohtsuka Y, Munakata M, Tanimura K, Ukita H, Kusaka H, Masaki Y, Doi I, Ohe M, Amishima M, Homma Y (October 1995). "Smoking promotes insidious and chronic farmer's lung disease, and deteriorates the clinical outcome". Intern. Med. 34 (10): 966–71. doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.34.966. PMID 8563097.