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PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS the biggest English word, has 45 letters and is used to describe silicosis, a lung condition brought on by breathing in extremely fine silica dust that inflames the lungs. Silicosis is a type of occupational lung illness brought on by breathing in crystalline silica (also known as silicon dioxide, or SiO2). Workplaces include quartz crushing plants (which grind quartz into flour), ceramic, glass, stone quarries and mines, among other places. This fibrotic and inflammatory process involved silicosis is a result of both humoral and cell-mediated immunological responses. This silica dust can result in fluid retention and scar tissue formation in the lungs, which impairs breathing. Four different forms of silicosis exist: classical, complicated, accelerated and acute. The idea that the pathophysiology of silicosis (black lung disease) involves interactions between silica and pulmonary macrophages. Silica probably affects macrophages via changing how they operate while they are still living rather than just by disrupting them. The release of mediator molecules from macrophages, including interleukin-1 (IL-1), that change other cells behaviour and function is thought to be promoted. In growing silicotic nodules, lymphocytes and macrophages can be seen in close proximity to one another, and bronchoalveolar lavage samples from animals and people who have been exposed to silica dust include higher proportions of lymphocytes than normal. The macrophage has been identified as a key contributor to the accompanying fibrosis to silicosis. Silicosis is a chronic condition that is incurable. Therapies alleviate symptoms and manage infections that silicosis sufferers are susceptible to. Any person with silicosis may experience a number of complications: increased chance of TB, COPD and lung infections. Massive progressive fibrosis, scarring and stiffness of the lung, which makes breathing difficult. Increasing massive fibrosis can manifest as simple or accelerated silicosis, with the accelerated variant with respiratory failure being more typical.