Mushroom grower's lung

Japanese: キノコ栽培者肺 - きのこさいばいしゃはい
Mushroom grower's lung

…A typical example is farmer's lung (farmer's disease), which is seen in agricultural workers and is caused by spores of thermophilic actinomycetes that grow in hay in silos. Others include sugarcane lung, mushroom grower's lung, cork lung, pulp worker's lung, poultry farmer's lung, and detergent factory worker's lung. All of these are occupational diseases, but non-occupational diseases include humidifier lung, summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa hypersensitivity pneumonitis. …

*Some of the terminology mentioned in the description of "mushroom grower's lung" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その代表例である農夫肺(農夫症)は農業従事者にみられ,サイロの乾草に繁殖した好熱性放線菌類の胞子が原因である。ほかに,サトウキビ肺,キノコ栽培者肺,コルク肺,パルプ職人肺,鳥飼育者肺,洗剤工場労働者肺などがある。これらはいずれも職業病の一つであるが,非職業的なものに加湿器肺,夏型過敏性肺臓炎,緑膿菌過敏性肺臓炎などがある。…

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