| Summary: | Occupational diseases are caused by a specific occupational hazard to which the worker is exposed regularly. Their onset is difficult to specify and the evolution is slow, insidious and chronic. After reviewing their statistical behavior, the diagnostic criteria and the occupational diseases legislated in Cuba by the Joint Resolution No.2/1996 were analyzed. It was also identified the occupational diseases most commonly reported in the country and in Villa Clara. It was emphasized the importance of promoting and protecting health in the economically active population, and the medical responsibility to diagnose these conditions during the early stage to reduce the social and economic expenses caused.
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