Diseases of the Respiratory System Bronchitis Bronchioles inflamed
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Bronchitis • Bronchioles inflamed • Caused by bacteria and smoke damage
Bronchial Tubes • Secrete too much mucus. • Bronchioles get inflamed and air passage narrows • Affected person short of breath and can’t cough up mucus. • Treated with antibiotics.
X-Rays of Lungs with Bronchitis
Asthma • Prevents oxygen from entering the lungs. • Feel like you are suffocating. • Triggered by air pollution, smoking and exercise. • Triggered by Allergies.
• During an asthmatic attack the bronchial tubes narrow greatly in a matter of seconds. • Air can not get in or out of the lungs. • Asthma is treated with drugs.
Pneumonia • Infection in the lungs caused by a bacteria or virus. • The alveoli of the lungs fill with water • Gases are not exchanged properly • It is very difficult to breath. • Treated with antibiotics
Emphysema • Alveoli become large and break down. • The lungs become less elastic and hold less air • Experience a shortness of breath with the slightest activity. • No cure for emphysema
Lung Cancer • Uncontrolled growth of tumors in the lungs. • Starts as one bad cell and just keeps on multiplying killing all the normal cells around it.
Mouth Cancer
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