Beetles

Agent Name
Beetles
Major Category
Biological Agents
Category
Insect-Derived Allergens
Comments
Occupational asthma confirmed in a museum curator, a wool worker (Dermestidae spp), and a mechanic in a rye plant (Tribolium confusum); [Malo] The mechanic also had immunologic contact urticaria. [See Reference #1]
Reference Link #1
Occupational IgE-mediated allergy to Tribolium confusum (confused flour beetle).
Biomedical References
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Adverse Effects

Asthma
Yes

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: