maple bark disease
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The disease has been found among workers in the paper industry employed to debark, cut and chip maple logs.
Noun[edit]
maple bark disease (uncountable)
- A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.
- Synonym: maple bark stripper's disease