This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Bagassosis is most likely caused due to the inhalation of the dust of - 
Select and explain. 
A. Free silica, B. Coal, C. Sugar cane, D. Cotton fibre
C: Sugar cane
Answer: C: Sugar cane 
Explanation: - 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>