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Asthma is a very common disease in adults, including in those who work outside the home. Work-related asthma refers to asthma that is either caused by or worsened by something at work. It is very important to know whether someone has work-related asthma because there are specific ways to manage it. There are two types of work-related asthma: occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma. Occupational asthma is when something at work causes you to have new onset asthma. Work-exacerbated asthma (WEA) means the asthma you already have been diagnosed with is being made worse from something at work. Typically this occurs when substances present in that workplace trigger asthma symptoms. This fact sheet will tell you more about WEA.
哮喘在成年人中很常见,包括那些在外工作的人。职业性哮喘是指由工作场所中的某种物质引起或加重的哮喘。了解某人是否患有职业性哮喘非常重要,因为有专门的方法可以对其进行管理。职业性哮喘有两种类型:职业性哮喘和工作加重性哮喘。职业性哮喘是指工作场所中的某种物质导致您新发哮喘。工作加重性哮喘(WEA)是指您已经被诊断出的哮喘因工作场所中的某种物质而加重。通常情况下,当工作场所中存在的物质引发哮喘症状时,就会出现这种情况。本情况说明书将详细介绍 WEA。