Is emphysema considered a critical illness?
Nonetheless, types 3- 4 COPD/emphysema puts you at risk for many serious or fatal complications like pneumonia or heart failure. For this reason, some doctors consider types 3-4 COPD/emphysema to be a life threatening disease.
A terminal illness is an illness that cannot be cured and will eventually lead to the death of the host.
Emphysema is a chronic and progressive illness. When it becomes severe it is classified as a disability in many countries.
is myashenia gravis classed as a critical illness?
They don't mean the same thing. Emphysema is a chronic disease. Bronchitis is a curable and temporary illness.
A terminal illness is one that cannot be cured or effectively treated and carries a likely prognosis of death. Mental illnesses would not be considered terminal as they are not physical in nature, and therefor not cause death by one simply having the illness.
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No you can not class it as a critical illness , but it will not be cured.
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Terminal illness is a state of illness from which one is not expected to recover. The expectation is that the illness will take the person's life.
That's known as a terminal illness.