PNEUMOPATIAS PROFISSIONAIS: ocorrência de pneumopatologias em trabalhadores de movimentação de mercadoria em um armazém de rebeneficiamento de café na cidade de Varginha

Abstract

CONTEXT: The dust so abundant in coffee warehouses, where workers live in direct contact with this dust for five days a week for eight hours a day, is responsible for some of the occupational aspiration diseases Considering that the pathogenic power of dust varies with the physicochemical structure, dimensions, adsorption power, concentration, exposure time, environmental conditions and personal sensitivity. PURPOSE: To cross-reference the data acquired through the questionnaire, the blood count and the investigation of nasal cosinophils and the investigation of anti-Aspergillus antibodies. TYPE OF STUDY: Progressive cross-sectional study. SAMPLE: Nasal shaves, whole blood and serum from 14 individuals who work in a coffee reprocessing warehouse in the city of Varginha. STUDYED VARIABLE: Which fraction of organic dust triggers a pathological response in the individual, the fungal fraction or the figurative fraction of the dust. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that only the figured fraction of organic dust, present in coffee reprocessing warehouses, is capable of triggering pathogenic responses in individuals.