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Inflamed brains, toe rashes, strokes: Why COVID-19's weirdest symptoms are only emerging now

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According to National Geographic's article,

An infection can inflict serious damage inside your body in many different ways, and COVID-19 seems to use just about all of them. The coronavirus primarily attacks the lungs, which can cause pneumonia or even respiratory failure, and in one of every five patients, it also leads to multiple organ failure.

Yet, as the pandemic continues to ravage the world, case reports have emerged of more unusual damage ranging from hundreds of tiny blood clots to strokes in young people, and even mysterious inflammatory responses, such as full-body rashes in children and the red lesions that have come to be known unofficially as COVID toe.

Although these conditions seem strange and scary, they have been seen in viral medicine even before the advent of COVID-19, and, to some degree, they are to be expected. Every human body is unique, so a disease that strikes millions of people will yield some oddities.

What exactly is going on in these cases, and how common are they? Here’s what we know—and what the scientific community still needs to find out to treat these unusual cases.

COVID-19 and the body: The basics
COVID-19 starts as a respiratory disease. The virus invades cells in the nose, throat, and lungs and starts to replicate, causing flu-like symptoms that can progress to pneumonia and even punch holes in your lungs, leaving permanent scars. For many patients, that’s the worst of it.

But for others, the immune system inexplicably goes haywire and their bodies release proteins called cytokines—alarm beacons that help recruit immune cells to the site of an infection. If too many cytokines leak into the bloodstream and fill the body, immune cells start killing anything they encounter. This response, called a cytokine storm, creates massive inflammation that weakens the blood vessels, causing fluid to seep into the lungs’ air sacs, triggering respiratory failure. A cytokine storm can damage the liver or kidneys and result in multi-organ failure.

Possible heart infections
Beyond the lungs, the new coronavirus seems to wreak havoc in the heart, with one in five COVID-19 patients experiencing some cardiac injury, according to a recent study out of China.

The heart pumps blood throughout the body, supplying the organs with oxygen from the lungs. Respiratory viruses such as coronaviruses and influenza can interfere with that balance of supply and demand. If a virus attacks the lungs, they become less efficient at supplying oxygen to the bloodstream. An infection can also inflame the arteries, causing them to narrow and supply less blood to the organs, including the heart. The heart then responds by working harder to compensate, which can lead to cardiovascular distress.

One unusual and as-yet unexplained symptom—even among young and otherwise healthy people—is myocarditis, a relatively rare condition in which inflammation weakens the heart muscle.

New reports have raised the possibility that the coronavirus may embed itself directly in the heart. Viruses enter cells by looking for their favorite doorways—proteins called receptors. In the case of the coronavirus, scientists have noted that the heart possesses the same protein gateway of choice, called ACE-2, that SARS-CoV-2 uses to attack the lungs.

“No one convincingly has shown with a biopsy that there’s actually viral particles inside the heart muscle cells,” says Robert Bonow, a professor of cardiology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and past president of the American Heart Association. He notes that these signs of myocarditis could also be brought on by a cytokine storm that’s inflaming the rest of the body. However, viruses such as chickenpox and HIV have been known to directly infect heart muscle, and research suggests that the coronavirus can invade the blood vessel lining.

This growing evidence of the significant role the heart is playing has raised the question of whether COVID-19 should also be classified as a cardiovascular disease. “It’s led to lots of questions about how we treat patients these days,” Bonow says. “When a 75-year-old man comes in with chest pain, is it a heart attack or COVID?”

Mysterious blood clotting
For many patients, COVID-19 is causing a lot of clotting and in an unusual number of ways.

More than 160 years ago, a German physician named Rudolf Virchow detailed three reasons abnormal blood clots can occur. First, if the inner lining of blood vessels becomes injured, perhaps due to an infection, it can release proteins that promote clotting. Second, clots can form if the blood flow becomes stagnant, which sometimes happens when people in hospital beds are immobile for too long. Finally, vessels can develop a tendency to become cluttered with platelets or other circulating proteins that repair wounds—which typically happens with inherited diseases but can also be triggered by systemic inflammation.

“I think we have evidence that all three of those are playing a role in COVID,” says Adam Cuker, an associate professor of medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who specializes in clotting disorders.

Cytokine storms can also exacerbate inflammatory conditions that clog arteries, such as the fatty plaques behind atherosclerosis—hence why pre-existing cardiovascular disease correlates with severe COVID-19.

Doctors are puzzled by the extent of blood clotting caused by COVID-19. In late April, the Washington Post reported that clotting is manifesting itself in some pretty abnormal ways—including hundreds of microclots that form in the bloodstream, collect in lungs, and clog dialysis machines used to treat kidney disorders.

At the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the intensive care unit is seeing up to three times as many clots in patients with COVID-19 than they’re used to seeing in ICU patients without the disease, Cuker says. So far, trying to address the problem has involved increasing the dose of blood thinners given to patients with COVID-19, even as clinical trials are examining whether these medications actually reduce the risk of coronavirus-induced clots.

It’s not clear why COVID-19’s clots are so tiny and are filling organs by the hundreds, Cuker says, but it might be due to a part of the immune system called the complement pathway, which involves normally inactive proteins that circulate in the blood. In other disorders, inappropriate activation of this pathway can manifest as tiny clots.

Cuker, who is helping to develop guidelines on how to treat COVID-related clotting for the American Society of Hematology, says scientists are taking a broad view in their search for the answers. “All of these systems may be playing a role, and we need to understand that.”

Unexpected strokes
This uptick in clotting may explain why young COVID-19 patients without any cardiac risk factors are suffering from strokes, which typically afflict the brains of the elderly. Although it’s surprising to see strokes in young people, strokes should perhaps be expected given that the connection was also observed during the 2002-2003 outbreak of SARS, a related coronavirus.

“Almost all the [neurological] things we’re seeing now with COVID-19 are things you might have predicted would have happened,” says Kenneth Tyler, chairman of the department of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.

Brain inflamed
Reports have also linked COVID-19 to patients suffering from encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, as well as a much rarer syndrome called Guillain–Barré, in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves. In milder cases, encephalitis can cause flu-like symptoms; in more severe cases, it might bring seizures, paralysis, and confusion.

COVID-19 isn’t a trailblazer in this regard, as many different viruses—herpes, tick-borne viruses, rabies, and the original SARS—can cause encephalitis. When one of these viruses invades the nervous system, it can injure and inflame the brain either by directly killing cells or by inviting the immune system to do the job, akin to a cytokine storm. In the case of COVID-19, Tyler says the cause is not known.

With Guillain–Barré, the immune system attacks the network of nerves and ganglia that run throughout your body. This disorder tends to show up weeks after a germ has cleared the body and can cause weakness and tingling in your extremities that can eventually lead to paralysis. Although this disorder has only been observed in a handful of COVID-19 case reports, Tyler thinks its connection is more than just coincidence.

Scientists don’t really know the exact mechanisms of Guillain–Barré, but it appears to be associated with what’s known as the body’s acquired immune system, which responds to a pathogen by developing specific antibodies to fight it. These antibodies take weeks to develop and are normally protective—but they are thought to occasionally go haywire as well, attacking the nerves and their coating.

Skin deep?
One of the most recently discovered—and most inexplicable—signs of COVID-19 is a broad range of inflammatory symptoms that it seems to be provoking in the skin, including rashes, the painful red lesions that have come to be known as COVID toe, and the collection of symptoms in children that’s been labeled a “Kawasaki-like” syndrome.

“It’s like reading a dermatology textbook, because it really spans the full gamut,” says Kanade Shinkai, a professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco.

A virus can cause a rash in two ways. It can spread across the body and deposit itself directly in the skin, which is how chickenpox works. Alternatively, a virus can activate the immune system, producing rashes in nonspecific patterns all over the skin both as part of its normal response to infection or as an overreaction associated with a cytokine storm. Shinkai says viral rashes typically occur in less than 2 percent of patients with other common viruses.

However, with COVID-19, rashes take on so many different patterns that it’s hard to tell if any of them are unique to SARS-CoV-2 in the same way that itchy red bumps and blisters are a telltale sign of chickenpox. The situation is so mystifying that some experts wonder if the rashes seen in COVID-19 patients are just a coincidence.

While some patients with COVID toe have tested positive for the virus, this symptom is also present in people who test negative...
“Some people have even argued that what we’re seeing is rashes during the time of COVID-19, but not necessarily rashes associated with COVID-19,” Shinkai says. “That’s a big mystery and a big scientific question that still needs to be answered.”

That’s also the case with COVID toes. Dermatologists are seeing a rise in patients complaining of painful red or purple lesions on their toes and fingers, which might be caused by microclots or inflammation in the blood vessels in those places. But while some patients with COVID toe have tested positive for the virus, this symptom is also present in people who test negative for both the virus itself and the antibodies generated in response, Shinkai says.

To better understand these skin manifestations, Shinkai says, we need more studies that describe them comprehensively. Although one Italian study identified rashes in 20 percent of patients, another study out of Wuhan found them in only 0.2 percent of patients. Shinkai wants to know whether that disparity reveals a difference in patients or in the researchers’ attention to the details.

Similarly, scientists are baffled by the diseases in children that have been grouped together as a Kawasaki-like syndrome. Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that causes inflammation in blood vessels throughout the body, particularly in Japanese children. While the cause remains unknown, its symptoms include full-body rashes, swelling, bloodshot eyes, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Though Kawasaki disease normally resolves on its own without long-term consequences, it can cause severe heart complications.

Recently, a spate of reports has identified children diagnosed with COVID-19 who share some or all of the symptoms of Kawasaki disease. Michael Agus, chief of medical critical care at Boston Children’s Hospital, says physicians are only just beginning to describe the connection.

So far, COVID-19 doctors have spotted two forms of Kawasaki-like disease. One centers on viral sepsis—a severe inflammatory response to an infection that causes depressed heart function and low blood pressure. The other variety emerges in the weeks after COVID-19 infection or exposure, with some of the more classic Kawasaki symptoms listed above, including changes in the shape of the heart’s arteries.

Although this condition sounds scary, Agus says it’s very rare. It has been observed only in clusters of children in Europe and North America, and it’s hard to tell whether all the cases are even linked to COVID-19, given that some Kawasaki-like children test negative for the virus and have no signs of antibodies from past infection. Agus says finding the answers will depend on more comprehensive patient descriptions, but also on better access to testing and clinical trials.

In the meantime, researchers say, we should stay focused on maintaining the now standard practices to protect ourselves from COVID-19, including wearing masks outside, meticulous handwashing, and careful social distancing. “That’s going to be the answer,” Agus says, “whether this turns into one syndrome or four syndromes.”

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CNN reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is arming consumers with a list of disinfectants that people can use to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus.

The federal agency released a five-page list of chemicals and products Thursday that it says are strong enough to ward off "harder-to-kill" viruses than SARS-CoV-2, the virus that's responsible for the disease.

"Using the correct disinfectant is an important part of preventing and reducing the spread of illnesses along with other critical aspects such as hand washing," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement.

"There is no higher priority for the Trump Administration than protecting the health and safety of Americans. EPA is providing this important information in a public and transparent manner on disinfectant products to help reduce the spread of COVID-19," he said.

The EPA says it's best to follow the instructions on the disinfectant's label and pay attention to the how long the product should be on the surface you're cleaning.

In a statement to CNN, the EPA said companies can apply for an "emerging pathogens claim" based on previously approved claims for harder-to-kill viruses. The agency reviews them and determines whether the company can safely make that claim.

One important fact to note, however:
Handwashing with soap and water is still the best way to prevent transmission of the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

That's because from what we know so far, the novel coronavirus is thought to spread primarily by people and their respiratory droplets -- think coughs, sneezes, spit.

In other words, person-to-person transmission is most common.

While it's possible that people who touch surfaces or objects contaminated with the virus and then touch their mouths or eyes can also become infected, this may not be the main way the virus spreads, the CDC said. So disinfectant wipes can only go so far.

Here are some of the registered disinfectants on the EPA's list:

Clorox Multi Surface Cleaner + Bleach

Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

Clorox Commercial Solutions® Clorox® Disinfecting Spray

Lysol brand Heavy-Duty Cleaner Disinfectant Concentrate

Lysol Disinfectant Max Cover Mist

Lysol brand Clean & Fresh Multi-Surface Cleaner

Purell Professional Surface Disinfectant Wipes

Sani-Prime Germicidal Spray

CNN's Scottie Andrew contributed to this report.

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As the novel coronavirus -- and panic about the coronavirus -- continues to spread around the world, so too are bogus claims, conspiracy theories and misinformation about the disease.

There's so much inaccurate information floating around out there that the World Health Organization is calling it an "infodemic." In perhaps the clearest sign of the times, WHO has joined TikTok to help set the record straight.

The myths exist both on the fringes of the internet and in more mainstream outlets. And while social media platforms are now taking steps to elevate credible information and remove content that could confuse people, they're fighting an uphill battle. Meanwhile, censorship and government mistrust in some countries have created a petri dish for misinformation to spread.

Myth: Coronavirus is man-made

Reality: Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

As the coronavirus outbreak turned into a full-fledged public health crisis, a fringe theory about the virus' origins started to take hold on the internet: that the virus didn't come from nature, but had instead been created in a lab.

The rumors, which originated from unverified social media accounts and weren't supported by any credible evidence, got more elaborate as time went on.

One version popularized outside China suggested that a Chinese lab had been secretly working on a bioweapon that got leaked. Another that gained traction among nationalistic parts of the Chinese social mediasphere suggested that the virus originated in the US -- and that many Americans thought to have died of the flu this season were actually killed by COVID-19.

Scientists in both China and the West have widely dismissed these theories, though that hasn't stopped them from spreading. Experts are still trying to figure out the exact source of the virus, but research indicates that it likely originated in bats and was transmitted to an intermediate host before jumping to people -- just like its cousin that caused the 2003 SARS epidemic.

Myth: Home remedies can cure or prevent the virus

Reality: Garlic is good for you. So is water. And vitamin C. But despite what some corners of social media would have you believe, there's no evidence from the outbreak that eating garlic, sipping water every 15 minutes or taking vitamin C will protect people from the new coronavirus. Same goes for using essential oils, colloidal silver and steroids.

Some posts have suggested that putting sesame oil on your body or spraying yourself with alcohol or chlorine will kill the virus. That's also false.

There are some chemical disinfectants, including bleach, 75% ethanol, peracetic acid and chloroform, that may kill the virus on surfaces. But if the virus is already in your body, putting those substances on your skin or under your nose won't kill it -- and can actually be dangerous.

And this should go without saying, but please, please, do not ingest chemical disinfectants either.

There's currently no cure for the novel coronavirus. And while research is underway, it could be more than a year before a vaccine becomes available.

The best way to protect yourself right now is to do what you would every cold and flu season. Stay at least three feet away from anyone who may be infected. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze with your elbow or a tissue that you throw away immediately after. And disinfect the objects and surfaces you touch.

If you have symptoms that feel worse than a common cold, seek treatment early.

Myth: You need to get a mask

Reality: People who are well do not need to wear face masks, according to the CDC.

In fact, warns US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, face masks might actually increase your risk of infection if they aren't worn properly.

Face masks should instead be worn by those who have the new coronavirus and are showing symptoms in order to protect others from being infected.

The other people who really need to wear masks are health care workers and people caring for someone infected with the virus in close settings, according to the CDC.

Buying up face masks and respirators when you feel fine will only make the shortage and the resulting price-gouging worse. That puts the health care workers who really need them, along with their communities, at risk.

Myth: Heat can kill the virus

Reality: Hand dryers can't kill the virus, according to WHO. The organization also says that UV lamps shouldn't be used to sterilize hands or other areas of the body because the radiation can irritate skin.

President Donald Trump has previously suggested that heat kills the virus and that because of this, the current outbreak will have dissipated by spring.

But public health experts say there's no way to know this.

Myth: The virus can be transmitted through mail
Reality: Feel free to check your mail.

Getting a letter or package from China won't put you at risk of contracting the virus, according to WHO.

Researchers are still studying exactly how the new coronavirus infects people, but judging by previous coronaviruses, it doesn't stay alive for long on objects and surfaces.

Myth: Kids can't get the coronavirus

Reality: Anyone of any age can get the new coronavirus, though older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions appear to be more vulnerable to serious infections.

While most confirmed cases of the virus have occurred in adults, children have been infected too, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Myth: People who get the coronavirus will die
Reality: The death rate for the virus is around 2%, and officials say that number is expected to fall.

People who get coronavirus will typically get sick with a mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illness, similar to a common cold. Symptoms include a runny nose, cough, sore throat, headache and a fever that can last for a couple of days. Most of the time, symptoms will go away on their own.

The disease can be fatal but those cases are rarer.

For those with a weakened immune system, the elderly and the very young, there's a chance the virus could cause a lower, and much more serious, respiratory tract illness like pneumonia or bronchitis.

Given that thousands of people have been infected and authorities are still struggling to contain the virus though, even a 2% mortality rate is worrisome.

CNN's Nectar Gan, Meg Wagner, Holly Yan and Faith Karimi contributed to this report.

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Australia has long since banned the use and import of deadly asbestos.

But on our doorstep, builders and factories across Indonesia are still using asbestos in massive volumes, oblivious to the danger.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of an 'epidemic' of asbestos-related diseases in South-East Asia.

Yet as more and more countries ban the lethal substance, a powerful industry lobby group is doubling down on efforts to promote one form of asbestos as safe and expand its market in Indonesia and South-East Asia.

The group even claims that chrysotile — commonly known as white asbestos — dissolves in the lungs after 14 days.

About 10 per cent of Indonesian homes have roofs made from white asbestos, a proven carcinogen that can cause cancers including mesothelioma and several other diseases.

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White asbestos lines many Indonesian buildings and health experts fear a coming cancer 'explosion'

The danger is all the more disturbing in a country with the world's fourth-biggest population, and where earthquakes and landslides regularly turn buildings to rubble.

Indonesia says asbestos is like to***co: it may cause cancer but it isn't banned.

But while smoking is a personal choice, most Indonesians, including workers at 27 asbestos factories across the country, are unaware of the danger of the building material.

Sriyono, 46, who goes by one name, is the public face of Indonesia's impending 'explosion' of asbestos victims.

For 25 years, he worked at an asbestos factory south of Jakarta to support his wife and three children.

His long years of loyalty earned him no gold watch. Instead, he got terminal lung cancer.

Today, Sriyono can no longer work.

The cancer has stripped much of his body weight and strength.

He weighs just 37 kilograms. Once young and fit, he is now skeletal.

"My chest feels so narrow and I can't breathe properly. When I try to do anything active, I get physically tired very easily," he said.

Sriyono is the only Indonesian to have received compensation for asbestos-related disease.

But for him, the $7,200 payment is paltry consolation.

"I'm very angry," he said.

"Until the day I resigned, the company didn't care, they showed me no compassion, they paid no attention."

"We didn't have proper safety gear. The safety wasn't up to standard."

In street after street, houses were covered with roofs of white asbestos sheeting.

In one yard, a piece of broken asbestos lay across a family's water well. Children played nearby.

At another house, the roof sloped so low, residents draped their clothing over it to dry in the sun.

In many homes, asbestos sheeting was broken or worn. Asbestos chips littered the ground.

Indonesia is today the second-biggest asbestos importer in the world, after India.

Approximately 115,000 tonnes of chrysotile a year are used — mostly to produce roof sheeting because of its fire-resistance and durability.

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Chrysotile is commonly used in roof sheeting in Indonesia because of its fire-resistance and durability.(ABC News)

By far the biggest obstacle to a ban on asbestos in Indonesia is the powerful industry lobby group actively pushing to expand its market in the region.

More than 75 per cent of total global consumption of asbestos is now in Asia.

The Chrysotile Information Centre (CIC), based in Bangkok, represents asbestos workers and producers in the world's two big exporting nations, Russia and Kazakhstan.

Not only has the CIC been determined to block efforts to ban chrysotile in Indonesia and other Asian markets, it also actively promotes white asbestos as a safe product.

The CIC argues the manufacturing process is the only area of potential risk, and that this risk can be "controlled" through the use of the right technology.

In a video on its YouTube channel, the CIC claims chrysotile, unlike brown and blue asbestos, "dissolves" in the lungs within a fortnight.

"If it got into the body it will dissolve by itself within two weeks and it would not harm human health," the video states.

The CIC has claimed white asbestos is the "safest commercial fibre."

White asbestos is mined in several countries, including Russia and Kazakhstan.(Reuters: Ueslei Marcelino)

"The controlled use of chrysotile asbestos and its products is safe for both workers and consumers. Those who oppose chrysotile have no convincing arguments to support banning the mineral," the CIC said.

Yet years of medical research have proven chrysotile can cause any of the diseases related to asbestos exposure.

The ABC contacted CIC for comment, but was yet to receive a response.

Indonesia faces 'huge potential explosion' in disease

International research suggests that for every 20 tonnes of asbestos used, one person will eventually die.

At that rate, almost 6,000 Indonesians a year could potentially develop an asbestos-related cancer.

But a dearth of public information and education means workers and residents have no idea of the health risk.

Experts fear that workers at Indonesian factories processing asbestos building materials are most at risk.(ABC News)

A campaign by workers' rights groups and the medical profession is hoping to change that.

Local organisations are working with international groups, including Australia's ACTU and APHEDA-Union Aid Abroad, to raise public awareness about asbestos.

They are also lobbying the Indonesian Government to ban its use and importation altogether.

Indonesia's Government said it was aware of the potential danger from asbestos, but said it was the industry itself that needed to be convinced of the need to stop using it.

"Indonesia has huge potential for an explosion of the number of people with exposure to asbestos or asbestos-related disease," said Muhammad Darisman from Indonesia Ban Asbestos Network.

"Ninety per cent is in disaster-prone areas. Asbestos is a dangerous substance when it breaks."

Indonesia's Government says it's up to the building industry to stop using white asbestos in roof sheets.(ABC News)

One major challenge in Indonesia is the lack of diagnostic tools to determine how many people already have an asbestos-related disease.

Currently, asbestosis and the thickening of the lung lining can be confirmed through CT scans.

But most of the cancers caused by asbestos can only be confirmed with concrete evidences of exposures to asbestos in the lung tissues or with work histories, which are rarely available in many developing countries.

"We don't have the equipment to make a diagnosis and medical doctors aren't trained to diagnose mesothelioma," said Dr Anna Suraya from the Occupational Doctors Association of Indonesia.

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So far, 66 countries including Australia have banned all forms of asbestos.

Canada, once a major exporter, finally banned it last year. Vietnam and Laos are working towards a ban.

International workers' groups have fought for years to have white asbestos listed on the UN's Rotterdam Convention, which regulates the import and export of hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

This would force Russia and other exporters to warn countries like Indonesia if they are buying a dangerous product.

The Convention's own scientific panel recommends white asbestos be listed because of its carcinogenic properties.

But Russia and key allies including Kazakhstan, India, Syria and Cuba, have continually used their power of veto to block the motion since the Rotterdam Convention came into force in 2004.

To bolster its claims that white asbestos is safe, the CIC lobby group has used the fact the substance is not listed.

Australian Phillip Hazelton of APHEDA-Union Aid Abroad, has accused the CIC of deliberately manipulating information to distort the truth.

"The Rotterdam Convention has been hijacked as a chrysotile-asbestos-promotion tool," he said.

"[It] is actually … providing this highly hazardous substance a 'clean bill of health'."

'There's an increase of activity in my lungs'

Asbestos is dangerous for humans for the very reason it was considered a miracle material in building construction: its fibres cannot be burnt or broken down.

The fibres can become stuck in the lungs, and then spread to other organs.

Inhaling asbestos fibres can cause cancer and disease in several organs.(ABC News: Ario Rasouli)

The World Health Organisation's policy on asbestos is unequivocal.

"All forms of asbestos, including chrysotile, are carcinogenic to humans, causing mesothelioma and cancer of the lung, larynx and o***y," the WHO states on its website.

The latest research from the Global Burden of Disease study suggests asbestos is killing more than 220,000 people globally each year.

"Even where it is appropriately regulated, chrysotile-containing building products … release asbestos fibres during the course of building maintenance, demolition … and as a consequence of natural disasters," the WHO said.

Sriyono says doctors have not told him how many years he has left to live.

But he says he knows he will die from lung cancer.

Contrary to the CIC's claim, there is zero chance his lungs could dissolve the chrysotile fibres in his body.

"They tell me … I have a type of cancer that will get worse over time," Sriyono said.

"Last year I did another medical check-up and the result from the CT scan showed there's an increase of activity in my lungs."

Anti-asbestos groups say thousands — perhaps even tens of thousands — more Indonesians will develop asbestos-related diseases.

But unlike Sriyono, most may never know it was caused by asbestos.

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