Respiratory system illnesses
Lung cancer
What is it?
Is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells in the lungs. It represents the first cause of death of cancer.
Is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells in the lungs. It represents the first cause of death of cancer.
Causes
The fist cause of this illness is the tobacco. Undergoing
this illness and smoking, the tobacco reduces your live until 10 years. This
cancer can be associated to other illnesses, like for example cardiovascular
illnesses.
Symptoms
The main symptoms are cough, costal pain and
breathe difficulty.
Treatment
The treatment of this illness changes dependent
on the state of the cancer. It’s based on surgery, radiotherapy or
chemotherapy, alone o combined between them.
Asthma
Chest tuberculosis
What is it?
It’s an infectious and chronic illness caused
by a bacillus called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Causes
The infection of this illness, it’s hardly
always by inhalation. The shortage of ventilation and the overcrowding favour
the infection of the illness.
Symptoms
The most frequent symptoms are fatigue,
anorexia, weight lost, fever, sweating and cough.
Treatment
It’s based in the combination of three not
tuberculous medicines during a prolonged period, usually six months. This
treatment has the 96% of effectiveness.
Infectious
bronchitis
What is it? - Causes
It’s the inflammation of the bronchi caused by
an infection. This illness has duration of few days or weeks. It’s a common and
not serious illness, caused by the infection of the respiratory tracts.
Symptoms
The symptoms of this illness are cough, shortage
of appetite, fever, mucus and general malaise.
Treatment
The common treatment is medication based in
painkillers (like paracetamol), drink plenty of water and repose.
Asthma
What is it?
It’s an illness caused by the combination of
symptoms produced by the obstruction of the air tracts.
Causes
This
illness can be produced by genetic cause or an environment cause. Other causes
can be allergens, the exercise, cold air or some medicines.
Symptoms
The main
symptoms are wheezing, dyspnea and caught.
Treatment
Asthma is treated with bronchodilatings (to relief
the symptoms) and with controllers (anti-inflammatory).
