asthma - physical condition that makes it difficult for someone to breathe because of inflammation in their lungs. Wheezing heard as the person exhales, can be triggered by allergens, bronchitis - illness in which bronchial tubes become sore, damaged, inflammed - cough a lot - can be viral or bacterial, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  - pulmonary disease that is characterized by irriversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation. , emphysema - condition in which the alveoli lose thier elasticity resulting in decreased ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide, influenza - a common illness that is caused by a virus - causes fever, weakness, severe aches and pains, and breathing problems, pneumonia - serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it diffiult to breathe. bacterial or viral. lungs will sound "wet" and look hazy on xray, laryngitis - disease in which throat and laryns become sore, difficult to talk, sinusitis - inflammation of the lining of sinuses, tuberculosis - bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. Spread by droplets, symptoms include fever, night sweats, coughing up blood, unexplainted weight loss,

Respiratory Disorders

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