<prompt> Thermophiliac actinomycesis is associated with?BagassosisByssinosisSilicosisPneumoconiosis  <response>: - bagassosis is the occupational disease of the lung caused by inhalation of bagasse or sugarcane dust. - due to thermophilic actinomycete Thermoactinomyces sacchari. - symptoms include breathlessness, cough, hemoptysis and slight fever. - if left untreated, diffuse fibrosis,emphysema and bronchiectasis occurs. Reference : Parks textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23 rd edition, pg no 807 p 