Deadly Dust: Silicosis And the On-going Struggle to Protect
During the Depression,silicosis,an industrial lung disease,emerged as a national social crisis. Experts estimated that hundreds of thousands of workers were at risk of disease,disability,and death by inhaling silica in mines,foundries,and quarries. By the s,however,silicosis was nearly forgotten by the media and health professionals. Asking what makes a health threat a public issue,David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz examine how a culture defines disease and how disease itself is under