Question

Manoj’s father works in the wool industry. In his line of work, he does the job of sorting the
fleece of sheep into fibres of different qualities. Manoj noticed that his father and other
workers who were doing similar kinds of jobs faced a number of health problems like fever,
chest discomfort, shortness of breath, cough, nausea, headache etc. Manoj discussed this
with his friends and he came to know that his father is getting health problems due to the
risks involved in the nature of his work. Manoj, being worried about his father’s health,
advised him to take care and briefed him with the occupational hazards in the wool industry.
a. What do you mean by occupational hazards?
b. Name the most common disease that workers are at risk in the wool industry.
c. Name the causative organism of this disease?
d. What are the common symptoms seen in such people?

Answer 1

Answer:

a.occupational hazards:

risk accepted as a consequence of a particular

occupation.

b.Respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis etc., are very common among these workers. ...

The workers suffer from various skin infections.

c.The term disease causative agent usually refers to the biological pathogen that causes a disease, such as a virus, parasite, fungus, or bacterium. Technically, the term can also refer to a toxin or toxic chemical that causes illness.

d.Respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis etc., are very common among these workers. It is because they inhale small hair while sorting and scouring