WHAT IS FARMER'S LUNG?
Farmer's Lung is an allergic disease usually caused by breathing in the dust from moldy hay. However, dust from any moldy crop - straw, corn, silage, grain, or even tobacco - can also cause Farmer's Lung. The technical name for Farmer's Lung is "extrinsic allergic alveolitis", "hypersensitivity alveolitis" or more generally "hypersensitivity pneumonitis". The "-itis" word ending means inflammation, so "alveolitis" means inflammation of the alveoli. "Pneumonitis" means inflammation of the lungs ("pneumon", Greek for lung). There is a diagram of parts of the lung and respiratory system in the document How Do Particulates […]This content is for CoAction Insurance policy holders.
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