Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli (air sacs in the lung). In people with emphysema, the lung tissue involved in exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) is impaired or destroyed.
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prefix for emphysema
Emphysema not elsewhere classified
Mild to moderate emphysema usually is not life threatening. Severe emphysema can be.
Emphysema is the scientific name.
yes
Emphysema has been around as long as cigars. Also, Emphysema has benn around for thousands of years, since the Egyptian times. Emphysema was just recently discovered.
by smoking and dirty plice working cause emphysema
People do not recover from emphysema, but sometimes they survive for many years, despite having the disease. Eventually emphysema is fatal.
Yes, it can act like emphysema.
in emphysema the surface of exchange is reduced
Yes, not smoking can prevent emphysema. However, it can not be cured.
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