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What are two diseases smoking causes in your lungs?
lung cancer or copd
What is causes death among smokers?
Smoking can lead to various health conditions that can ultimately result in death, such as lung cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and stroke. The harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke can damage organs and tissues in the body, increasing the risk of developing these life-threatening illnesses.
What are possible causes of the exacerbation of COPD?
smoking, allergies, air particles, pollution
Does copd cause weight loss?
COPD causes weight loss due to the additional calories needed to breathe. Calorie requirements for breathing are four to seven times higher for patients with COPD (see related link).
What is caused of COPD?
Smoking is one cause of COPD. Other causes include preterm birth, inherited factors, and long-term exposure to chemical fumes and industrial dust.
Can sarcoidosis cause copd years later?
sarcoidosis rarely causes COPD. It more likely to cause interstitial lung disease instead. The difference between COPD and interstitial lung disease is the the former is OBSTRUCTIVE in nature whereas the later is restrictive in nature.
What pathogen causes copd?
Long-term exposure to lung irritants that damage the lungs and the airways usually is the cause of COPD. In the United States, the most common irritant that causes COPD is cigarette smoke. Pipe, cigar, and other types of tobacco smoke also can cause COPD, especially if the smoke is inhaled. learn more about COPD ~ > http://www.pulmonarysolutions.net/Resource-Center/Medical-Health-Issues?Issue=COPD
Is influenza an organism?
No, but it is caused by an organism. Influenza is the name of the infectious disease that certain viruses cause in people and other animals. The virus that causes the flu is the organism, and influenza is the disease the organism causes.
What is the causative organism of diptheria?
The organism which causes diptheria is - Corynebacterium diphtheriae
A change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to react is called a?
stimulus
A change in an organism's enviorment that causes the organism to react is called an?
Stimulus
What causes hypoxia in person with COPD?
Hypoxia is where there is low oxygen concentrations in the tissures so therefore this must be due to the lack of oxygen in the blood due to poor/lack of gas exchange caused by the copd
