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The miners working underground in the coal mines are exposed to _____.

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Cancer disease
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HIV-AIDS
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Black lung disease
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Skin ailments
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Solution

The correct option is C Black lung disease
The common name for any lung disease that develops from inhaling coal dust is Black lung disease. It is said so because the patients having these disease have lungs that look black instead of pink. The miners working underground in the coal mines are exposed to Black lung disease. In medical terms, it is known as pneumoconiosis. It is caused by inhalation and accumulation of coal dust in lungs.

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