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Possible causes: Pneumonia or bronchitis Advertisement | page continues below What it is: Many cases of pneumonia, an infection in the lungs, start out as a cold. Bronchitis results when the bronchi (tubes that carry air to the lungs) become infected, often after a cold or flu. It can ...
Everyone reacts differently to mold. Exposure might be harmless for some, but for others — especially those with mold allergies, asthma, preexisting lung conditions or a compromised immune system — it can spell trouble. In fact, certain people with these conditions might experience symptoms rangi...
Bronchitis: The airways become inflamed and narrower, which restricts the flow of air and increases the work of the respiratory muscles Pneumothorax: Air in the chest cavity equalizes the pressure in the chest cavity with the outside air and causes the lungs to collapse. This is usually caused...
in an acidic lake. But the sulfate and nitrate particulates of dry deposition can cause asthma, bronchitis and heart problems. The NOx in acid deposition also reacts withvolatile organic compounds(VOCs) to form ground-level ozone. Ozone, orsmog, aggravates and weakens the respiratory system....
“Exposure to poor air quality can result in the development and exacerbations of asthma, difficulty learning and susceptibility to bronchitis, cancers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adulthood. Preterm birth, low birth weight and birth defects are associated with maternal exposures to poor...
Sore throats can be due to many causes including, very prominently, a hoard of viruses. A viral sore throat will not respond to an antibiotic and can cause inflammation of the airways (bronchitis). Therefore, a virus that causes a sore throat is quite capable of causing acough. ...