Metsovo lung was an epidemic of lung disease resulting from domestic exposure to asbestos in the village of Metsovo in northwest Greece. Most of the inhabitants had previously been exposed to a whitewash derived from local soils containing tremolite asbestos. This caused an epidemic of malignant mesothelioma (MM) that reached an incidence 300 times that expected in populations not exposed to asbestos. This was accompanied by pleural calcifications (PCs) in almost half the adult population. Both conditions have declined significantly since the whitewash ceased to be used after 1985.[citation needed]
Metsovolung was an epidemic of lung disease resulting from domestic exposure to asbestos in the village of Metsovo in northwest Greece. Most of the inhabitants...
Metsovo. Metsovo in snow. Park in Metsovo. Tositsas Foundation The town hall War memorial Metsovolung, endemic mesothelioma "Municipality of Metsovo...
and was associated with very frequent pleural calcification known as Metsovolung. The documented presence of asbestos fibers in water supplies and food...
surname Tsitsanis could indicate some connection with the Aromanians of Metsovo. He was the only figure performing rebetiko at his time coming from the...
Metsovone is a semi-hard smoked pasta filata cheese produced in the region of Metsovo. Metsovone has been a European protected designation of origin since 1996...
is the major river passing through the city and constitutes the natural lung of the urbanized area of Volos, as well as the boundary between the major...
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