A rare disease affecting the lungs of workers who handle mouldy bagasse (the fibrous residue of sugarcane after juice extraction). Bagassosis is one cause of allergic alveolitis. Symptoms develop 4–5 hours after inhaling dust and include shortness of breath, wheezing, fever, headache, and cough. Repeated dust exposure may lead to permanent lung damage.
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