respiratory diseases
Breathing system illnesses
Respiratory diseases are conditions affecting the lungs and airways—the organs and passages involved in breathing.
The category spans infections like pneumonia and tuberculosis, chronic conditions like asthma and emphysema, and cancers of the lung.
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable respiratory disease.
The term appears frequently in medical and public health contexts.
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- silicosisLung disease from dust
- black lungCoal dust respiratory disease
bronchitis · tuberculosis · cough · whooping cough · COPD · cystic fibrosis · pertussis · chest · chest congestion · sleep apnea · lung cancer · sinusitis · breath · shortness of breath · difficulty breathing · asbestosis · influenza · COVID-19
- air pollutionsmog, air pollution, emissions, air pollutants, pollutants
- Medical CodesICD-10, medical coding, DSM-5, DSM, encoder
respiratory diseasesheart disease
Malfunction of blood-pumping organ
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