Can asbestos exposure be linked to strep throat?
Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by admin
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I have a 7 year old who has had trouble for over 2 years with strep throat. So much that she has had to have her tonsils removed this past August. I have recently found out through her school that they are going to be doing an asbestos abatement. Can this be linked?
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I have a 7 year old who has had trouble for over 2 years with strep throat. So much that she has had to have her tonsils removed this past August. I have recently found out through her school that they are going to be doing an asbestos abatement. Can this be linked?
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No. Strep throat is caused by a bacteria, not asbestos. Asbestos causes irritation and of course cancer. It has nothing to do with bacteria though.
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No. Strep throat is common among that age group, and it’s caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus.
Streptococcal bacteria are highly contagious. They can spread through airborne droplets when someone with the infection coughs or sneezes. You can also pick up the bacteria from a doorknob or other surface and transfer them to your nose or mouth. Kitchen utensils and bathroom objects are other common sources of infection transmission. Kindergarden and preschool children are notorious bacteria and virus havens, which is why you see them with the runny nose/sore throats so often.
Asbestos abatement is done to remove it from a school building, before it has caused or will cause a problem. There are plenty of schools out there that have asbestos, but because the cost of removal is so high- a lot of places can only afford to do so many schools at a time. The asbestos is kept under watch, and if it does show signs of breaking down, where it would become a hazard- then it obviously becomes a priority. Asbestos that is intact is usually left undisturbed, as it is safe in that intact form. Safer than having it fly all around, like during the removal process. Your daughter’s strep throat is not linked to the asbestos at all. It’s linked to being part of the risky age group, and playing with all the other kids. Some kids are just more susceptible to the infection than others, and some just seem to harbor it no matter what you do. When you get caught in the viscious circle of reinfection, then removal of the tonsils is in order. The only people at risk from the asbestos would be the workers who will remove it. Had there been any sign it was breaking down before, they wouldn’t have let the kids in the building. Your daughter has likely never had any asbestos exposure at school at all. But she obviously had contact with a strep carrier.
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Ask the guys at Williams Kherkher. Their website is . Best of luck.