viral
Tuberculosis
Infection of the bronchi would be bronchitis, while pneumonia is a disease which affects the lungs.
tuberculosis
active infection pulmonary hypertension chronic lung disease with loss of more than 40% of lung function
Irritation from handling bird droppings or feathers is usually not the result of an infection. It could be a chronic condition called Bird Keeper's Lung.
Smoking causes chronic, repetitive lung infections. You've got a lot of reserve, but every infection adds another micro-scar to the lung.
Chronic obstructive lung disease. This includes asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis, and alleric bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. The most common cause of obstructive lung disease is lung scarring after a tuberculosis infection.
This is a fact. Asthma is a chronic lung condition resulting in chronic inflammation and periods of bronchospasm.
There are a variety of things that a chronic cough can be symptomatic of. Some things that could be the cause are asthma, allergies, respiratory tract infection, GERD, pollution, bronchitis or lung cancer.
Emphysema
Emphysema is one of many chronic obstructive lung diseases. It is primarily caused by chronic exposure to lung irritants.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD),chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD).