black pod
plant disease
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Black pod is a disease that affects cacao plants, causing the pods to rot. This rot is caused by a fungus known as Phytophthora faberi.1
Black lung disease, also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, is a distinct condition caused by inhaling coal dust. This dust leads to fibrotic reactions in the lungs, which can progress to severe disability and heart failure in some cases.2
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