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Inhale mite allergens while farming or handling flour or grain
Comments
Occupational asthma reported in farmers, grain-store workers, and flour handlers after exposure to mites (grain mite, fowl mite, barn mite, acarian, and spider mite); [Malo]
Job Task Category
Handling Insects
Exposed To
Allergens
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Diseases
Diseases associated with this job task:
Asthma, occupational
Jobs
Jobs associated with this job task:
Agricultural Production Workers, All Other
Agricultural Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Farmers & Ranchers
Farming, Fishing and Forestry Workers, All Others
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Industries
Industries associated with this job task:
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming
CROP PRODUCTION
Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
Grape Vineyards
Hog and Pig Farming
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
Sheep Farming
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Last updated: September, 2008