Asthma is a disease affecting the airways that carry air to and from your lungs.... People who suffer from this chronic condition (long-lasting or recurrent) are said to be asthmatic.The inside walls of an asthmatic's airways are swollen or inflamed. This swelling or inflammation makes the airways extremely sensitive to irritations and increases your susceptibility to an allergic reaction.
An allergen is something that triggers an allergy. When a person with allergic... rhinitis breathes in an allergen such as pollen, mold, animal dander, or dust, the body releases chemicals that cause allergy symptoms.Plants that cause hay fever are trees, grasses, and weeds. Their pollen is carried by the wind.
COPD is an obstructive lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It causes... serious long-term disability and early death. COPD starts by making it hard to be active, such as playing with a grandchild, then usually gets worse, until climbing a short set of stairs or even walking to get the mail is exhausting or impossible.About 80 percent of all COPD is caused by cigarette smoking.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes... damaged and scarred. This thickened, stiff tissue makes it more difficult for your lungs to work properly. As pulmonary fibrosis worsens, you become progressively more short of breath.The scarring associated with pulmonary fibrosis can be caused by a multitude of factors.
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs. It can be caused by bacteria,... viruses, or fungi. Bacterial pneumonia is the most common type in adults.Pneumonia causes inflammation in the air sacs in your lungs, which are called alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe.
Cigarette smoke generated carcinogens lodge in clothing, carpets, drapes and... other materials and can be absorbed through human skin, especially that of children and infants. These carcinogens can also be ingested and inhaled in dust.Cigarette smoking has been linked strongly to the following illnesses of chest pain, shortness of breath, persistent cough, coughing up blood etc.
Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly... stops and starts. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night's sleep, you might have sleep apnea.The main types of sleep apnea are 1st Obstructive sleep apnea, 2nd Central sleep apnea, 3rd Complex sleep apnea syndrome.
people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. Cigarette smoking... is the number one risk factor for lung cancer; it's responsible for 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. Your chance of still being a live five years after being diagnosed is less than 1 in 5.
Certain types of work put you at greater risk for occupational lung diseases than... others. For instance, working in a car garage or textile factory can expose you to unsafe chemicals, dusts, and fibers.Most occupational lung diseases are caused by repeated, long-term exposure. But, even a severe, single exposure to an unsafe agent can damage the lungs.
Post-operative pulmonary complications (POPC) occur frequently, especially... in patients with pre-existing pulmonary disease and have a significant effect on post-surgical morbidity and mortality. By understanding the patient's existing pulmonary diseases that have a significant effect on post-operative morbidities a combination of information has to be gathered from a thorough history.
Tuberculosis is spread through the air when people who have active TB in their lungs... cough, spit, speak, or sneeze.People with latent TB do not spread the disease.Active infection occurs more often in people with HIV/AIDS and in those who smoke.Diagnosis of active TB is based on chest X-rays, as well as microscopic examination and culture of body fluids.
Extensively drug resistant TB (XDR TB) is a rare type of MDR TB that is resistant... to isoniazidand rifampin, plus any fluoroquinolone and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs (i.e., amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin).n most cases, TB is treatable and curable; however, people with TB can die if they do not get proper treatment. Sometimes drug-resistant TB occurs when bacteria become resistant to the drugs used to treat TB. This means that the drug can no longer kill the TB bacteria.
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