farmer's lung

Did you know farmer's lung is a respiratory allergic lung disease that affects farm workers handling hay or other plant materials contaminated with mould and actinomycetes? Did you know a single gram (dry weight) of hay could contain up to 102,000,000 (102 million) fungal spores and 1,200,000,000 (i.e., 1200 million) actinomycete spores? Did you know that up to … [Read more...] about Farmer’s Lung: A Respiratory Lung Disease