Yikes! He elaborates and says that the reason is because it "causes inflammation and swelling of the lungs and in some instances causes long-term harm to the respiratory system or death.

Pulmonary edema causes accumulation of fluid in the lungs leading to shortness of breath and coughing of blood. Although it is commonly caused due to congestive heart failure, there might be other ...

When silica dust enters the lungs it can cause swelling and gradually leads to areas of hardened and scarred lung tissue (fibrosis) Silica dust becomes trapped inside the alveoli, the tiny air ...