Pneumoconiosis is a group of occupational disease that seriously threaten the health of workers, which was regard as incurable for the irreversibility of pulmonary fibrotic lesions. It was successfully controlled in a few countries but resurgent in resent years. At the same time, the silicosis in the emerging industries has gradually appeared in many countries. In this article, the process aforementioned were described and the lessons were summarized to give some suggestions for promoting the prevention of pneumoconiosis in our country.
尘肺是严重危害工人健康的职业病，由于肺部纤维化的不可逆性，该病一度被认为是"可防不可治"的，国际上虽曾经有尘肺控制的成功经验，但近几年来尘肺病的发病又有增多迹象。与此同时，包括我国在内的多个国家出现新兴行业中的快速进展型矽肺病例报告。我们查阅相关文献，旨在描述这部分发展历程并从中总结经验和教训，为我国的尘肺防治工作建言献策。.
Keywords: Pneumoconiosis; Prevention; Silicosis.