Diseases of the lungs caused by legionella speciesJ. FleuretteN. BornsteinSpringer NatureInfection
Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases. Yourlungsare part of a complex system, expanding and relaxing thousands of times each day to ...
It is caused by either back pressure in the lungs as a result ofheartfailure or when a lung injury breaks blood vessels and causes them to leak. Pulmonary embolism Caused when ablood clot(typically from a deep vein in the leg) breaks off and goes into the pulmonary arteries of the lungs...
94 Hemodynamically, the process is often biphasic, with pulmonary hypertension initially, followed by left ventricular failure.95, 96 These changes may be caused by leukotrienes and arachidonic acid metabolites, particularly prostaglandin F2a, which appear in amniotic fluid during labor. An immunologic ...
Lung infections, such as bronchitis or pneumonia, are usually caused by viruses, but can also be caused by fungal organisms or bacteria, according toOhio State University. Some severe or chronic lung infections can cause fluid in the lungs and other symptoms such as swollen lymph nodes, coughing...
Cause: Rabies is caused by a bullet-shaped Lyssavirus and is often transmitted by a bite from an infected animal, after which the virus travels from the site of the wound eventually to the brain. The CDC says distinct strains of rabies virus in the U.S. have been found in ...
Goodpasture's syndrome (GS) is an autoimmune disorder that affects the lungs and the kidneys. It is caused by circulating anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies that bind to the vascular basement membrane in the lung and kidneys, resulting in an autoimmune reaction. The end res...
impaired Treg cell function in mice is caused by early infection withrespiratory syncytial virus.198Bacteria in lung cancer are characterized by a decline in α-diversity and an increase in total bacterial load. The exact outcome of changed microbial diversity has not been elucidated, but studies ...
It is usually caused by a bite or scratch from an infected rat or other rodents such as mice, squirrels and gerbils. It can also be caught by handling infected animals and ingesting food or drink contaminated with rodent faeces or urine. Rat-Bite Fever Symptoms Symptoms of rat-bite fever ...
It's caused by atherosclerosis, which is when you have plaque that builds up on the walls of your arteries. This narrows them so blood doesn't flow as fast or as well. In some cases, the plaque causes a blood clot, which can completely block your artery and cause a heart attack. ...