Professions Susceptible To Farmer's Lung

Which Professions and Activities Are Linked to Farmer’s Lung?

It’s not only farmers who are at risk of developing Farmer’s Lung. Anyone who works with or around mouldy crops can be at risk of developing the condition, along with anyone who lives in the vicinity of mouldy crops.

Professions most at risk of developing Farmer’s Lung include:

• Farmers
• Farm managers
• Farm workers
• Grain and Hay storage workers and delivery drivers
• Warehouse operatives
• Poultry workers
• Stable and Equestrian workers
• Pet Shop employees
• Zoo Keepers and zoological workers
• Horticulturists
• Animal Charity workers
• People who live on or near farms

There are some specific activities that can increase the risk of the dust being spread about and thus making it easier to inhale such as:

• Transporting the crop about the farm
• Preparing the crop for movement from the farm
• Sweeping up
• Cleaning machinery and plant
• Cleaning storage areas
• Cleaning silos
• Feeding Livestock
• Disturbing the crop while in storage

Other conditions such as Mushroom Grower’s Lung and Bird Fancier’s Lung have very similar symptoms and outcomes with Farmer’s Lung, but are caused by slightly different bacteria, but anyone who is exposed to the spores or mould from crops that have not been dried properly is at risk of developing breathing and lung-related issues.

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