SOUZA, Heloíza Maria Gonçalves de.; NAVARRO, Rômulo Feitosa.; DANTAS, Deborah Rose Galvão.
Résumé:
The silicosis is the most prevalent pneumoconiosis in Brazil, considered the oldest occupational disease and
the leading cause of disability from respiratory diseases related to work. Exposure to silica has been
described in various activities, and one of them is the treatment of stones. Due to the near absence of such
research in the Northeast, has developed this study to raise statistical data on silicosis in the city of carved
stone, PB. The study was based on data collection episodes from the Municipal Health Secretariat of the
council. It was observed that the average age was 51 years and mérdio time of exposure of 10 years.
Knowing that there is no effective therapy, it is concluded that major efforts and investments must be used
for the prevention and dissemination of information to the population, thus the importance of this study.