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Emphysema is a respiratory disease, often caused by smoking or breathing in the smoke of others (second-hand smoke). It is chronic (long-lasting and doesn't go away) and usually eventually causes death from respiratory failure.
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Is emphysema a disease associated with the skeleton?
No, emphysema is not related to the bones. It is a chronic, progressive lung disease.
What is the disease of the lungs?
Emphysema
A disease involving the breakdown of the air sacs in the lungs is?
emphysema
How do you spell emphysema?
The correct spelling is "emphysema" (a chronic respiratory disease).
What is chronic lung disease?
Emphysema
When was emphysema found?
by smoking and dirty plice working cause emphysema
What is a disease that destroys lung tissue and causes difficulty in breathing?
emphysema
What is a Noncommunicable disease that lasts a long time?
THERE ARE MANY: most forms of cancer, emphysema, heart disease, lung diseases, bone diseases, blood disorders, mental illness, chronic circulatory disease, chronic fatigue, etc...etc...........
Can you survive emphysema?
People do not recover from emphysema, but sometimes they survive for many years, despite having the disease. Eventually emphysema is fatal.
What is the Scientific name for emphysema?
The scientific name for emphysema is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
What disease is referred to the destruction of the alveoli?
Emphysema.
Which disease out of the Tinnitus Osteoporosis emphysema and Macular degeneration is a disease in the skeleton?
Osteoporosis.
