



According to a report in China, by the end of 2018, about 970,000 cases of the occupational disease were found, out of which 90 percent of cases were pneumoconiosis (symptoms of cough and respiratory distress). The State Council Information Office of China has given this figure.





What is Pneumoconiosis?





According to a study, 2.5 million of 90 million workers in China suffer from diseases related to the profession every year. Pneumoconiosis is the most prevalent disease in them. This is a lung fatal disease, which is caused by dust or small particles.





Li Bin, deputy director of China's National Health Commission, from the news agency Xinhua said that the panel will try to prevent and treat pneumoconiosis in collaboration with various departments. He said that 10 types of 132 disease have kept in the category of occupational diseases in China. Said that other professional threats should also control poison, noise, and radiation.





What are occupational diseases?





There are diseases caused by occupational disease profession. There is no chronic disease, which is caused by excessive work or business activity in the office. Due to the burden of work on people, many diseases have to be fought. These are called occupational diseases. It is also an aspect of professional safety and health.