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- 3. Infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Attacks lungs. Can be carried by a healthy individual but they may not get the disease. Typically occurs when the immune system is weakened.
- 5. A condition in which the pleura becomes inflamed; also called pleuritis.
- 9. Bleeding from the nose, either spontaneous or induced by nose picking or trauma. Acute hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx.
- 10. A chronic allergic disorder in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, a whistling sound (wheezing) when you breathe out and shortness of breath.
- 12. A triad of symptoms consisting of chronic pharyngitis, wheezing and dyspnea, and a tendency to respiratory infection with or without fever. The pharynx is fiery red and may be covered with a mucopurulent discharge.
- 13. The state or process of being deprived of oxygen, which can result in unconsciousness or death;suffocation
- 15. A condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs. Is usually caused by a heart condition or exposure to toxins and drugs, and being at high elevation.
- 16. Range of serious disorders that affect the heart and lungs such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema which are both caused by smoking.
- 17. A lung condition that causes shortness of breath, the air sacs (alveoli) are damaged, over time the inner wall of the air sacs weaken and rupture, creating larger air spaces instead of many small ones.
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- 1. Unexplained death of infants, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby. Sometimes referred to as crib death, because infants often die in their sleep/crib.
- 2. A contagious bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract that is characterized by a paroxysmal cough.
- 4. The build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs; it may cause you to cough or feel short of breath . You may breathe faster than usual. You may have mild to severe chest pain that starts or gets worse when you breathe in or cough.
- 6. An inherited disease where the body makes thick, sticky mucus. The mucus then causes problems in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs.
- 7. A febrile, respiratory tract illness caused by infection with the newly identified SARS-associated coronavirus.
- 8. A serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae that make toxin (poison). Can lead to difficulty breathing, heart failure, paralysis, and death.
- 11. An infection of the upper airway, obstructs breathing and causes a characteristic barking cough. The cough can be a sign of swelling around the larynx, trachea, and bronchi.
- 14. Spitting up blood or bloody mucus from the lungs and throat.