USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A common complaint during the “Dirty Thirties”, also known as the Dust Bowl, dust pneumonia is a form of silicosis, similar to the Black Lung that miners contracted working in the coal mines of Kentucky and West Virginia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dust pneumonia, called the “brown plague, ” killed hundreds and was particularly lethal for infants, children and the elderly. Many, but not all, of the Dust Bowl refugees hailed from Oklahoma. As they flooded the West Coast in large numbers in search of jobs, they were given the disparaging nickname “Okies.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Pneumoconiosis is one of a group of interstitial lung disease caused by breathing in certain kinds of dust particles that damage your lungs. Because you are likely to encounter these dusts only in the workplace, pneumoconiosis is called an occupational lung disease. Pneumoconiosis usually take years to develop.

Detailed explanation-4: -Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling large amounts of crystalline silica dust, usually over many years. Silica is a substance naturally found in certain types of stone, rock, sand and clay. Working with these materials can create a very fine dust that can be easily inhaled.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term “Dust Bowl” was coined when an AP reporter, Robert Geiger, used it to describe the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.