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Why would my son who was born with lung disease was healthy from age five til he was thirteen now has bronchiectasis is hospitalized with unknown lung infection?
Your son could have a number of things going on, I am not a doctor ut I do have bronchietasis. The infection is caused by widening and deforming in the airways, and mucas can get sticky and get hung behind a widened airway, this causes infection. Doctors will need to get a sample of the infection by ether, your sons sputom, or by using broncoscope to go into the lung and get it. When they do get it, they will choose the right antibotic for the infection.
What else can I help you with?
A disease characterized by bronchial dilation that usually leads to secondary infection is?
Bronchiectasis is a disease characterized by abnormal, irreversible dilation of the bronchi. This dilation can lead to impaired mucus clearance, making individuals more vulnerable to recurrent respiratory infections.
Which term means the permanent dilation of the bronchi caused by chronic infection and inflammation?
Copd, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder/disease
What type of lung disease is encountered from low heart voltage?
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.
What disease or infection can affect a cell?
Any disease or infection.
Is a disease and infection the same?
Tinea is a fungal infection or a disease
What is the name of the disease which is caused by organisms?
if the disease is caude by a microorganism, this is called ( infection
Is HIV an infection or a disease?
In essence it is both; the HIV infection occurs which leads to the disease AIDS.
What is the invasion of the body by a disease producing organism?
The answer is....infection
What are other diseases caused by listeriosis?
Brain abscess, eye infection, hepatitis (liver disease), peritonitis (abdominal infection), lung infection, joint infection, arthritis, heart disease, bone infection, and gallbladder infection.
Can you get pneumonia during birth from your mother?
Pneumonia is an infection of the lung, and can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections. These include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. In the United States, pneumonia is the sixth most common disease leading to death. It is also the most common fatal infection acquired by already hospitalized patients
What is an infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks disease fighting cells in the blood?
HIV infection or AIDS is the disease, which you have infection by HIV virus, that attacks disease fighting cells in the blood.
Is trichomoniasis a disease or infection?
Trichomoniasis is an infection caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis, not a disease. It is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can cause symptoms such as vaginal discharge and itching. Treatment typically involves antibiotics.
