Respiratory disease

Tuberculosis is a disease that is caused by a bacterial infection. This bacterium is spread through the air; so this means it is infectious. The bacteria will infect persons if they live with an infected person or work in an environment…

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the tiny air sacs of the lungs. This medical condition is usually caused from infections whether viral or bacterial, some other causing factors are microorganisms like fungus or parasites. Pneumonia affects…

Emphysema is a lung disease. This lung disease inhibits the lung from expelling all the air during breathing; thus some air is trapped in the lung. The flexible material which make up  the lung is unable to expel this stale air so when the…

COPD is a disastrous condition. The quality as well as expectancy of life decreases rapidly in almost all COPD affected individuals. Worst outcome of this disease is “exacerbation”. It is actually an acute flare-up of the condition, which…

In this article, we are going to talk about one of the fastest growing ailments of today’s era- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the promoter of this disease is also a highly common factor- smoking. There is a straight and…

Asthma is a disease which affects the respiratory system. This disease is caused by triggers of any airborne element, smoke, scents or physical  activity. These attacks come in the form of coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, and tightening…

Wheezing is a respiratory ailment cause by medical situations related to the airways as well as the lungs.The recognition of this condition is a whistling sound you hear during breathing; whether during inhalation or exhalation. For this…

Asthma is way too stressing to deal with in daily routine. Shortness of breath, wheezing, continuous exposure to environmental triggers, etc. is not easy to handle on an ordinary basis. Now imagine asthma and pregnancy together. Pregnancy,…

Cancer is formed when the cells do not grow and develop to mature cells and die as all normal cells do; these abnormal cells develop and become what is known as tumors. Because of the size of the tumors; in the case of lung cancer, they…

Bronchi are large to medium sized tubes which carry air to and from the lungs. At times, the internal lining of these tubes get inflamed which results in symptoms such as too much coughing, coughing mucus up, feelings of chest discomfort,…