When you breathe in asbestos fibers, they can become lodged in your lungs, causing irritation and inflammation over several decades. The fibers can interfere with normal lung function and may lead to the growth of cancer cells. There are two types ofasbestos related lung cancer: Non-small cell...
It has to be acknowledged that the fruit fly Drosophila has almost completely been ignored as a model organism for lung diseases, simply because it is devoid of lungs. Nevertheless, its airway system shows striking similarities with the one of mammals regarding its physiology and reaction towards ...
bovis within and between species; however, animals may also become infected if they ingest large quantities of the bacterium. Signs Bovine tuberculosis is predominantly a respiratory disease affecting the lungs and associated lymph nodes. Infection is often subclinical, while clinical signs, when...
First it infects lungs resulting in persistent cough, shortness of breath, wheezing and spreads to intestines with symptoms of abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea or bloody stools. Related Journals of Ascariasis Internal Medicine: Open Access, Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Journal of ...
If sufficient damage occurs to the intestinal lining, the bacteria may enter the bloodstream, resulting in septicemia, and the bacteria can spread to the brain, lungs, joints, uterus (causing abortion in pregnant cows), and other organs. Regulatory requirements vary by country; products may not...
And so, as you would expect, the lungs are a favorite home of bacteria, viruses, fungi and even parasites. And when anything foreign colonizes the lungs, the most common result is fluid. The umbrella term we use to describe fluid in the lungs is pneumonia. Hippocrates wrote that fluid in...
Distemper is now used by physicians only of the diseases of animals. Malady is not a medical term, and is less used than formerly in literature. Affection has special reference to the part, organ, or function disturbed; as, his disease is an affection of the lungs. A disease is usually ...
Inflammatory diseases are often chronic and recurrent, and current treatments do not typically remove underlying disease drivers1. T cells participate in a wide range of inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis2, Crohn’s disease3, oesophagitis4 and multi
A citizen named Dylan said, “The e-cigarettes probably make you cough less, but nobody gives a warning about your lungs. For producers,they just want to make profits on the e-cigarettes. The problem is that our government just stands there with its hands behind the back. "12. Why did...
Chest pain may arise from several different problems in the body. The exact cause of chest pain is difficult to determine it is described as sharp burning sensation involving the heart or lungs. The pain can be felt from neck, shoulders to the back of the body. Usually the intensity of th...