maple bark disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.

Word forms

maple bark disease

Etymology

The disease has been found among workers in the paper industry employed to debark, cut and chip maple logs.

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