Respiratory disease
Respiratory disease, or respiratory tract disease,[1] is a medical term that is made up of diseases affecting the lungs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals such as humans.
They include conditions of the respiratory tract including the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleurae, pleural cavity, and the nerves and muscles of respiration. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting, such as the common cold, to life-threatening diseases such as bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, acute asthma and lung cancer.[2]
Respiratory Disease Media
Age-standardised disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates from respiratory diseases by country (per 100,000 inhabitants).
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Classic steeple sign indicating croup
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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema
- Respiratory diseases world map-Deaths per million persons-WHO2012.svgDeaths from respiratory diseases per million persons in 201219–125 126–169 170–196 197–225 226-–75 276–308 309–365 366–440 441–593 594–1,227
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References
- ↑ "MeSH Browser". meshb.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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