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INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
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Approximately 500 years later, in the first century AD, Pliny the Elder, a
Roman scholar, referred to the hazards in handling zinc and sulfur. He also described a
bladder-derived protective mask to be used by laborers subjected to large amounts of dust or lead
fumes. For the most part, Romans were more concerned with engineering and military achievements than in making advances in the field of occupational medicine. It wasn’t until the 2nd century AD that this changed. At this time Galen, a Greek physician who resided in Rome, wrote extensively on areas including anatomy and pathology. Galen accurately described the pathology of lead poisoning. Galen also recognized the hazardous exposures of copper miners to acid mists. However, no preventive measures were discussed. |
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