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EN Most people with asbestosis acquired it on the job before the federal government began regulating the use of asbestos and asbestos products in the 1970s

• government began regulating
• asbestos

EN In general, it's safe to be around materials that are made with asbestos as long as the asbestos fibers are contained. This prevents them from getting into the air and being inhaled.

• general
• made with asbestos
• fibers are contained
• air
• being

EN It's when materials containing asbestos are damaged that there's a danger of asbestos fibers being released into the air and inhaled.

• It's when materials
• asbestos are damaged
• there's a danger
• asbestos fibers being
• air

EN Asbestosis (as-bes-TOE-sis) is a chronic lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers

• Asbestosis
• as-bes-TOE-sis
• chronic lung disease
• inhaling asbestos fibers

EN The effects of long-term exposure to asbestos typically don't show up until 10 to 40 years after initial exposure

• effects of long-term
• asbestos typically don't
• until to years
• initial exposure

EN If you have a history of exposure to asbestos and you're experiencing increasing shortness of breath, talk to your doctor about the possibility of asbestosis.

• history of exposure
• asbestos
• you're experiencing increasing
• breath

EN The asbestos fibers irritate and scar lung tissue, causing the lungs to become stiff

• asbestos fibers irritate
• scar lung tissue
• causing the lungs
• become stiff

EN Smoking appears to increase the retention of asbestos fibers in the lungs, and often results in a faster progression of the disease.

• retention of asbestos
• lungs

EN Risk of asbestosis is generally related to the amount and the duration of exposure to asbestos. The greater the exposure is, the greater the risk is of lung damage.

• Risk of asbestosis
• amount
• duration of exposure
• asbestos
• greater the exposure
• greater the risk
• lung

EN People living close to mines may also be exposed to asbestos fibers released into the air.

• exposed to asbestos

EN Rarely, malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the tissue around the lung, can occur many years after exposure to asbestos.

• Rarely
• malignant mesothelioma
• around the lung
• occur many years

EN Reducing exposure to asbestos is the best prevention against asbestosis

• prevention against asbestosis

EN Many homes, schools and other buildings built before the 1970s have materials such as pipes and floor tiles that contain asbestos

• homes
• schools
• buildings built before
• asbestos

EN Generally, there's no risk of exposure as long as the asbestos is enclosed and undisturbed

• Generally
• there's no risk
• exposure as long
• asbestos is enclosed
• undisturbed