occupational disease

An occupational disease or industrial disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. It is an aspect of occupational safety and health. An occupational disease is typically identified when it is shown that it is more prevalent in a given body of workers than in the general population, or in other worker populations. The first such disease to be recognized, squamous-cell carcinoma of the scrotum, was identified in chimney sweep boys by Sir Percival Pott i