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THIS village in India is known as 'village of widows', hundreds of men are killed due to..., the reason will SHOCK you! (www.dnaindia.com)

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There is a village in India, widely known as the "village of widows". Although the title sounds outlandish, the reality behind it is heart-wrenching. The reason is a deadly disease called silicosis which claims lives of the men residing in this village.

The name of the village is Budhpura and it is based in Rajasthan's Bundi district. Silicosis disease develops as hundreds of labours tirelessly work in sandstone mines in Budhpur, breathing in the silica dust that is present is rock and sand. Regular exposure to the dust can cause the disease, which severely affects lungs, ultimately leading to death of the affected individuals.

The inhaled silica particles cause inflammation and scarring in the lungs, triggering difficulty breathing and several other respiratory issues.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Stupid fucking headline.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Sorry you feel the way you do about the headline, but unfortunately that is the name the village is now known by, it has been so called for very many years ... Dust Kills!

This is from 2017, I can go further back if you like?

Radha counts on her fingers the number of people in her family afflicted by silicosis. Her husband, his two brothers, her oldest daughter, all of them have died. She says she might be the next victim of silicosis.

Radha and Hira are from Budhpura, a “village of widows” in Bundi, situated in the middle of huge sandstone mines. The district of Bundi and the neighbouring districts of Bhilwara and Kota are hubs for sandstone export to Europe.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/11/12/curse-of-silicosis-haunts-village-of-widows-in-india/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It was your decision to clickbait it. THE REASON WILL SHOCK YOU.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I did not write the article, plus I do not think posting the truth about the deadly outcomes of silica dust exposure is promoting clickbait, I call this relaying fact.

This page covers occupational diseases, especially silica exposure...The Danger Dust campaign started over 20 years ago and ran on Facebook,Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn then here...The whole idea of those pages was to raise awareness on the subject of dangerous dusts, fumes, fibres and chemicals, not to gain followers or likes for posts.

The guys have been campaigning in parliament for years, now there are very few of them left, those who have already boarded the Astral Plane expired from exposure to dust...Do not worry though, there are many more dusty sick working their way up the ladder to take our places on the campaign trail.

Tell them they got sick from clickbait!

Nobody forced you to read the article.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You wrote the title of the post and changed the headline to be clickbait. Nobody forced you to do that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

What is your problem? I did nothing of the sort.

Obviously you have not even read the post - That is the title of the article.

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