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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.
Is emphysema a tumor?
No, emphysema is not a form of cancer. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is characterized by the destruction of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. This leads to difficulty breathing, as the damaged air sacs are unable to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide effectively. Emphysema is usually caused by long-term exposure to irritants, such as tobacco smoke, pollution, and chemical fumes. It is a progressive disease, which means that it gets worse over time. While emphysema does not directly cause cancer, people with emphysema are at increased risk of developing lung cancer due to the damage caused to their lungs by the disease. Additionally, smoking is a major risk factor for both emphysema and lung cancer.
Is emphysema different from lung cancer?
Emphysema is a type of lung cancer that can be caused by the same things lung cancer is caused from with many complications.
What is chronic lung disease?
Emphysema
What is emphysema an example of?
Emphysema is one of many chronic obstructive lung diseases. It is primarily caused by chronic exposure to lung irritants.
Is emphysema a gas?
Emphysema is not a gas. It is one of many chronic obstructive lung diseases.
What is a disease that destroys lung tissue and causes difficulty in breathing?
emphysema
How can the spread of emphysema be controlled?
Emphysema does not "spread"-- it is NOT contagious.However, the incidence of emphysema can be reduced if all countries and persons reduce lung irritants and air pollution. ANY strong chemical is a lung irritant. Smoking is just one of a long list of lung irritants.
What is a sentence for emphysema?
Many smokers die of lung cancer, emphysema or other related diseases.
Why are people with emphysema more weak then others?
Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli (air sacs in the lung). In people with emphysema, the lung tissue involved in exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) is impaired or destroyed. Emphysema is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (pulmonary refers to the lungs). Emphysema is called an obstructive lung disease because airflow on exhalation is slowed or stopped because over-inflated alveoli do not exchange gases when a person breaths due to little or no movement of gases out of the alveoli.
Was emphysema around in 1800?
Yes, people had emphysema and black lung in the 1800s. But neither were called those names, and the relationship between the conditions and lung irritants was not known back then.
What are three common respiratory diseases affecting Americans?
COPD, Emphysema, asthma.
