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Can you get mesothelioma from being exposed to asbestos for a few hours?
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Asbestos: Usually need a prolonged exposure not just few hours.
Answered 12/11/2017
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Unusual: Conceivably in 20 years or so it is not an acute problem. And it usually takes lots of exposure over a longer time to actually cause mesothelioma.
Answered 12/11/2017
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