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Bagassosis

Bagassosis (Latin bagassosis) – one of forms of an allergic alveolitis. Its development is caused by inhalation of dust with contained in it disputes of fungi arising during the processing of a sugarcane (bagasse) and extraction of sugar from it; the persons occupied with processing of a sugarcane are subject to a disease generally. Usually signs of defeat are observed after day contact with this plant in the evening and include an indisposition, temperature increase, the dry irritating cough.

 
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