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The most prevalent cause of lung disease is most likely smoking. Since smoking inhales smoke to your lungs, it will eventually turn black as you increase the amount you smoke. Also, since smoking is totally preventable, that is why it is prevalent cause.
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∙ 12y agoThere are many different types of lung disease, and the causes of all them are currently not known. The causes of some of the diseases include exposure to radon, asbestos, air pollution, and smoke from tobacco products. http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/lung-disease.cfm#c
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∙ 10y agoThe causes of chronic lung disease could be smoking, different kinds of infections and genetics. Many people suffer from this disease throughout the world.
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How can smoking lead lung desigh?
Yes, smoking can lead to lung disease. Some examples of diseases that may be smoking related are emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and lung cancer.
What are some of the conditions that are contraindications for heart transplantation?
active infection pulmonary hypertension chronic lung disease with loss of more than 40% of lung function
Is a head cold the same as emphysema?
No. A "head cold" is what some people call the "common cold" when it is presenting with mostly sinus and upper respiratory symptoms instead of with cough and more lung symptoms. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive lung disease also called COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) that is caused by smoke inhalation, cigarette smoking, pollution, and other damage to the lung tissue.
What is chronic cold agglutinin disease?
In addition to these illnesses, some people have a benign condition called chronic cold agglutinin disease, in which exposure to cold causes temporary clumping of red blood cells and consequent numbness in ears, fingers, and toes.
Types of lung diseases?
'bronchitis' is a type of lung disease. 'emphysema' is another type of lung disease. Type the name of the diseases into www.google.co.uk and it will tell you anything you would possibly need to know about them.
What are some of the most common causes of death related to cigarette smoking?
Lung Cancer or Heart Disease or Strokes and a variety of other cancers
What causes Goodpasteur's syndrome?
Goodpasture syndrome is a rare disease that involves rapidly progressive kidney failure along with lung disease. some forms of this disease can involve just the lung or kidney but not both. This is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body and destroys healthy body tissue.
Is heart disease chronic?
Some heart diseases are chronic while some are acute, such as acute myocardial infarction.
What are some causes of lung cancer?
smoking
What types of health problems cause diarrhea?
The main cause of diarrhea is food poisoning. Other culprits can also be medicine and stress, although they are rare. Some chronic conditions that trigger diarrhea are Irritable Bowel syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease, Diabetes, Hyeperthyroidism, Chronic pancreatitis Disease, and Chronic Pacreatitis. http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/diarrhea-10/causes-diarrhea?page=1
What defines the association between nutrition and chronic disease?
Diet can influence the time of onset of some chronic diseases
What are some websites that have forums dedicated to chronic disease management?
Some websites that have forums dedicated to chronic disease management include JMIR and Davita. Another example includes the Health Innovation Forums.
