What Are the Symptoms of Dust Pneumonia?
Many cases of dust pneumonia occurred during the Dust Bowl during the 1930s. Massive amounts of dust were kicked up and carried by the wind through a huge portion of the central and southern U.S. Because of the poor condition of finances, many people perished from the disease. The exact number is not known still to this day. There are observable and recorded symptoms of dust pneumonia. In the 1930s, there was no cure for dust pneumonia. Each case is different, of course, but there was general health deterioration seen in people experiencing dust pneumonia.
