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Learn about tissue damage, in the forms of bronchitis and emphysema, that is evident...
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Living with asthma.
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Smoking causes severe permanent damage to the respiratory system.
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Learn why carbon monoxide is dangerous and how to prevent poisoning.
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The bronchioles of the lungs are the site where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide...
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Emphysema destroys the walls of the alveoli of the lungs, resulting in a loss of...
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During normal breathing, inhaled air travels through two main channels (primary bronchi)...
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The diaphragm forces air in and out of the lungs. However, diaphragmatic paralysis,...
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Gram-negative bacilli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, isolated from a lung abscess...
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American Red Cross poster promoting a Christmas seal campaign to raise money to fight...
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Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) is a common cause of hay fever. Ragweed...
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Some species of the fungi genus Aspergillus can cause allergic reactions...
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Asbestos chrysotile fibres are responsible for the lung diseases known as asbestosis...
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The alveoli and capillaries in the lungs exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide. Imbalances...
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Air pollution begins as emissions from sources such as industrial smokestacks. The...
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