Common Lung Diseases
By: Mark MonteiroTotal Views: 158, Word Count: 585,
In common lung diseases, lung is adversely affected by microorganisms. There are different types of problems which are associated with lung diseases. There are three common types of lung diseases:
- Airway diseases - In this type, tubes i.e. airways that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide become narrow or blocked by some reason. This includes asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
- Lung tissue diseases - In this case, structure of the lung tissue gets affected. Inflammation of the tissue makes it difficult to expand the lungs while breathing. For e.g. Pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis fall under these types of lung tissue diseases.
- Lung circulation diseases - These types of diseases occur due to abnormal blood vessels in the lungs. This takes place due to scarring, clotting, or inflammation of the blood vessels. These diseases may also have an effect on heart functioning.
Common Lung Diseases
· It is a chronic lung disease in which irritation of the bronchi and bronchioles takes place.
· Patients with asthma are very sensitive to some substances that are normal for other people.
· Asthma attacks may be triggered by smoking, including other particles such as air, dust, mold, exercise, allergens, and cold air.
· According to reports of American Lung Association known as ALA, asthma is one of the most common lung diseases and affects more than 6 million children and 15 million adults in US.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
· This is also known as emphysema or chronic bronchitis
· According to ALA, this is the 4th leading cause of death in US
· In chronic bronchitis, the bronchial tubes turn out to be swollen and scarred.
· In emphysema, the air sacs of lungs are gradually destroyed
Pulmonary Fibrosis
· It is a well known interstitial lung disease in which damage and scarring to the tissues of air sacs takes place, followed by irritation of the air sacs, and also stiffening.
· Occupational exposure to small particles can cause pulmonary fibrosis. This includes particles of coal, beryllium, asbestos, and silica.
· In this common disease, infections primarily take place in lungs and after that affect the entire body
· This is the most common lung disease caused by a variety of microorganisms.
Lung Cancer
· It is an uncontrolled growth of cells of the lungs.
· Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in US
· Lung cancer takes place because of smoking and contact to radon
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
· This is also a common lung disease which is easily develop in premature infants.
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
· In this lung disease, the newborn gets breathing problem which takes place in the babies who are delivered before their due date.
Along with all these diseases, other common diseases are listed as below:
· Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
· Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
All these disorders can be cured by treatment if you don’t ignore symptoms of it. Otherwise, these can become life threatening experiences.
About the Author
Dr. Mark Monteiro is graduated from the Hazard University and done his MBA from the he University Of Illinois College Of Medicine. Currently he is working as general physician at Elmhurst Loyola Center for Health. For over 15 years he has been a pioneer in the field of physician health. He has contributed to the treatment of many diseases like- ASTHMA, TUBERCULOSIS, HIV, HEPATITIS AND ITS TREATMENT.
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