<prompt> Which of the following forms of penumoconiosis is associated with an increased susceptibility to tuberculosis?-AsbestosisSilicosisCoal workerStannosis  <response>: question repeated ilicosis previously miners phthisis, grinders asthma, potters rot and other occupation-related names is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of pneumoconiosis. Silicosis paicularly the acute form is characterized by shoness of breath, cough, fever, and cyanosis bluish skin. It may often be misdiagnosed as pulmonary edema fluid in the lungs, pneumonia, or tuberculosis. 