Inhale mite allergens while farming or handling flour or grain

Comments

Occupational asthma reported in farmers, grain-store workers, and flour handlers after exposure to mites (grain mite, fowl mite, barn mite, acarian, and spider mite); [Malo]

Job Task Category

Handling Insects

Exposed To

Allergens

Diseases

Diseases associated with this job task:

• Asthma, occupational

Jobs

Jobs associated with this job task:

• Agricultural Production Workers, All Other
• Agricultural Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Farmers & Ranchers
• Farming, Fishing and Forestry Workers, All Others
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Industries

Industries associated with this job task:

• All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
• ANIMAL PRODUCTION
• Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming
• CROP PRODUCTION
• Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
• Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
• Grape Vineyards
• Hog and Pig Farming
• Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
• Sheep Farming