What Are the Major Sources of Occupational Respiratory Disease? What

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What are the major sources of occupational respiratory disease? What role does OSHA play in protecting employees against occupational respiratory diseases?

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions for the development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Protein

Polymer of amino acids; often consisting of one or more polypeptides and having a complex three-dimensional shape.

Viral RNA Genome

The genetic material of RNA viruses, which consists of ribonucleic acid (RNA) instead of DNA.

Mature Capsid

The protein shell of a virus that encloses its genetic material, fully formed and capable of infecting a host cell.