Webinar – Beryllium Exposure Risks and Lessons Learned in the US

Webinar – Beryllium Exposure Risks and Lessons Learned in the US

The human body works in mysterious ways. For those who are genetically susceptible, their body identifies beryllium as a foreign invader resulting first in a sensitization reaction from skin exposure, and then a lung disease called Chronic Beryllium Disease or CBD from inhalation exposure. While the immune response is still not fully understood, this webinar teaches how the body’s immune system overreacts to beryllium particulate by failing to remove it, leaving dead immune cells in the lung resulting in irreparable damage.