Pulmonary Fibrosis is the formation of fibrous tissue in the lung. It was described by the doctor as the lung turning to leather. It can also be described as scarring of the lung.
We were told that there is no known cause.
The silica and carbon in the coal dust cause black lung diseaseAlso, smoking, which builds up tar in your lungs. The tar turns your lungs black, thats gives you black lung disease, which most people dont realize they have till it turns into lung cancer.
See: Lungs/Lung Disease
Black Lungs..silly.
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Black lung, as the name suggests, is a disease of the lungs. The lungs are located within the chest (or in more technical terms, the thorax).
There are MANY diseases that can affect the lungs of human beings. The most common seems to be Bronchitis and C.O.P.D (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Various types of Lung Cancer exist as well.
A person afflicted by restrictive lung disease will have decreased lung volume, harder time breathing, and inadequate oxygenation. Generally everything that your lungs do will suffer complications.
Interstitial markings in the lungs are marks that depict injury or disease in the lungs due to abnormal healing. These can be a sign of anything from Interstitial lung disease to COPD and a few other conditions.
No. Lung cancer is only one of many diseases which we can contract in the lungs. Others are asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infections like influenza, pneumonia and tuberculosis, lung cancer, and many other breathing problems. --answer-- No they are different but if Ben has them they are the same because he has 3 lungs.
Emphysema is a lung disease that is characterized by the presence of larger-than-normal air spaces in the lungs called bullae. These bullae can impair lung function and lead to symptoms like shortness of breath.
Black Lung disease works by building up coal dust on the surface area of your lungs, therefore reducing the overall surface area of your lungs and reducing the efficency of the lungs.
Black Lung disease works by building up coal dust on the surface area of your lungs, therefore reducing the overall surface area of your lungs and reducing the efficency of the lungs.