TV News LIES

Friday, Mar 29th

Last update07:52:02 AM GMT

You are here News 9/11 Related A legacy of illnesses from 9/11

A legacy of illnesses from 9/11

E-mail Print PDF

WTC coughThousands of first responders, workers, volunteers and local residents involved in the rescue and cleanup of the World Trade Center site, along with workers at the Staten Island landfill where wreckage was taken, are left a decade later with a range of physical and psychological ailments.

Respiratory illnesses were among the earliest and most prominent health effects — including the most common one, known as the "World Trade Center cough."

Today, doctors understand World Trade Center cough to be more than just a cough. Best characterized by asthma and/or bronchitis-like symptoms such as persistent coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, it also often includes acid reflux and nasal congestion.

For many people, it has become a chronic respiratory illness that requires long-term treatment to manage.

The name of the disease was first coined by Dr. David Prezant, medical director of the New York City Fire Department, in a Sept. 12, 2002, study in the New England Journal of Medicine. In it, he and his colleagues reported that firefighters who had worked at the World Trade Center site within the first three days of Sept. 11 were most likely to display these symptoms, no doubt from massive exposure to a variety of toxic chemicals. Those who required at least four consecutive weeks of medical leave as a result of the sickness were diagnosed with World Trade Center cough.

One need not look much further than the contents of the dust left behind by the fallen buildings to understand why 90% of New York City firefighters working at the site in the 48 hours after the attack complained of cough symptoms: nearly 24,000 gallons of combusting jet fuel and the burning, pulverized buildings created a massive smoke plume and dust cloud that blanketed the region.

Cement, glass fibers, asbestos and a host of toxic chemicals from the collapsed buildings created a mix of environmental pollutants and carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dioxins and volatile organic compounds. Fires continued to burn below and above ground for months, further exposing workers to noxious chemicals.

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


Cohen took out lines of credit for as much as $774K during campaign

ichael CohenTrump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen gained access to roughly $774,000 through two financial transactions during...

13 Russians Indicted For Allegedly Interfering in Elections

Mueller'd grand jury indcts 13 Russians for election telegram Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said Friday that a grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions mulls firing Andrew McCabe

Sessions mulls firing McCabe before retirement Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly considering firing former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, just days...

Trump lists immigration demands that could derail 'Dreamers' deal

Trump immigration demands threaten Dreamers President Donald Trump laid out his immigration principles for Capitol Hill on Sunday — a list...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!