Bagassosis is most likely caused due to the inhalation of the dust of -: (A) Free silica, (B) Coal, (C) Sugar cane, (D) Cotton fibre
Answer is C. - bagassosis is the occupational disease of the lung caused by inhalation of bagasse or sugarcane dust. - due to thermophilic actinomycete Thermoactinomyces sacchari. - symptoms include breathlessness, cough, hemoptysis and slight fever. - if left untreated, diffuse fibrosis,emphysema and bronchiectasis occurs. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23 rd edition, pg no 807 <\p>