{"id":6377,"date":"2022-05-03T23:37:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T23:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/?post_type=blog&p=6377"},"modified":"2023-02-14T00:07:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T00:07:18","slug":"can-asbestos-cause-autoimmune-diseases","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/puede-asbesto-causar-enfermedades-autoinmunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Asbestos Cause Autoimmune Diseases?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Asbestos exposure has been linked to serious medical conditions, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 mesothelioma and different types of lung cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, asbestos may impact people’s health in other ways. While scientists are still reviewing the data, recent research suggests that asbestos could trigger autoimmune diseases. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Autoimmune Diseases are diseases where the body attacks its own healthy cells.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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A Brief History of Asbestos<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring minerals that were once renowned for their strength, resiliency, and heat-resistant properties. People have used asbestos for thousands of years. The ancient Romans, for instance, would fortify tablecloths and burial shrouds with asbestos fibers, while the Greeks once mined asbestos on the coastal Island of Evvoia. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Doctors Warned the Asbestos Industry About Dangers for Decades<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Physicians began to doubt the safety of asbestos products in the late 19th<\/sup> century<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, asbestos was widely employed by different industries<\/a>: the so-called “miracle mineral” was put into everything from automotive parts to wall paint and carpet underlay. Asbestos was so popular that many homes<\/a> constructed between the 1920s and 1970s still suffer significant asbestos contamination. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Dangers of Asbestos Exposure <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Health researchers, like the National Cancer Institute, state that there is no safe level of asbestos exposure.1<\/sup> However, some people are more likely to develop asbestos diseases<\/a> than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An individual’s risk of developing an asbestos-related illness is often dependent on <\/strong>how<\/em><\/strong> they were exposed to asbestos. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The two main forms of asbestos exposure are:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Occupational Asbestos Exposure<\/strong><\/td>Occupational Asbestos Exposure affects individuals who worked with asbestos minerals or fibers. An estimated 20% of asbestos workers<\/a> will develop asbestos-related illnesses later in life.<\/td><\/tr>
Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure<\/strong><\/td>Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure affects individuals who lived with former asbestos workers. 

Before the dangers of asbestos were widely known, asbestos workers would often come home in soiled uniforms, tracking microscopic asbestos fibers into their cars and homes. 

Experts believe that people who suffered secondary asbestos exposure are just as likely<\/a> to develop asbestos illnesses as former asbestos workers.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Occupational and second-hand asbestos exposure have been linked to serious health conditions, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n