Occupational Fungal Exposure in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Green, Brett J.
• Description:
  The objective of this book chapter is to provide a review of recent advances in our understanding of fungal exposures encountered in United States occupational environments and the impacts that these exposures have on worker health. Occupational exposure can occur to a broad diversity of fungal bioaerosols that include spores, conidia, hyphae, yeasts, chlamydospores, and submicron fragments. Pulmonary exposure to fungal bioaerosols in the work environment can lead to some respiratory morbidities. In some cases, exposure to dimorphic fungal conidia can also result in a symptomatic pulmonary infection that can disseminate and become life threatening. Transcutaneous penetrating injuries sustained while handling vegetation may additionally implant fungal spores or hyphae and result in a subcutaneous infection. Workers may also be susceptible to dermatophytes that can proliferate in occluded regions of the skin such as interdigital spaces and cause a cutaneous infection. Occupational environments and work related tasks that can lead to fungal exposure are reviewed. Strategies to avoid worker fungal exposures including engineering and administrative controls as well as personal protective equipment are additionally provided. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Engineering Fungi Genetics Lung Microbiology Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory System Safety Skin Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Administrative Controls Author Keywords: Exposure Assessment Bioaerosols Blastomycosis Coccidioidomycosis Dermatophytes Engineering Controls Exposure Assessment Fungal Diseases Fungal Infections Fungus Genes Gene Sequencing Histoplasmosis Indoor Environments Infection Control Infectious Agents Microorganisms Occupational Exposure Occupational Hazards Personal Protective Equipment PPE Pulmonary System Skin Exposure Valley Fever Vegetation Work Environment Worker Health Yeasts

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• ISBN:
  9783319616865
• Publisher:
  Springer International Publishing AG
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3-33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050767
• Citation:
  Exposure to microbiological agents in indoor and occupational environments. Viegas C, Viegas S, Gomes AQ, Täubel M, Sabino R, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG, 2017 Oct; :3-33
• Contact Point Address:
  Brett J. Green, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  dox6@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Viegas C; Viegas S; Gomes AQ; Täubel M; Sabino R
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Exposure to microbiological agents in indoor and occupational environments
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210988/cdc_210988_DS1.pdf
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