Lung Conditions

Constriction of the bronchial tubes causes spasms, coughing, wheezing, and dyspnea that varies over time and in intensity, and often begins in childhood for people with this lung condition.

• Asthma

• Atelectasis

• Pneumonia

• Pneumothorax

Answer explanation

This differs from COPD which often begins in adulthood. Also COPD is often though not always the result of smoking or inhaling of biomass fuels (i.e. a factory worker.) COPD can worsen over time/with age.

This lung condition is actually a collection of diseases in which the walls of the alveoli become weak and do not expel air as well as they should. This disease often (though not always) is caused by smoking.

• asthma

• COPD

• Atelectasis

• Pertussis

This lung disease is highly preventable with a childhood vaccination.

• asthma

• pertussis

• emphysema

• cystic fibrosis

The word "Pertussis" is translated to mean:

• pertaining to a severe cough that seems to go through the entire body

• pertaining to a runny nose

• pertaining to a lack of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange

• pertaining to weak alveoli walls

This condition is caused by air in the pleural cavity, and may even result in the collapse of a lung.

• asthma

• COPD

• Pneumothorax

• Atelectasis

This disease is eponymous with a veteran's group who had gathered in a hotel conference and all came down with similar symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, fever, ataxia, tiredness, chills as well as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting due to a bacterial infection obtained from the hotel's water system.

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Legionnaires'

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Emphysema

This is a common illness of the lungs that is caused by a fungal infection as results in symptoms of fever, chills, and body aches.

• COPD

• tuberculosis

• influenza

• cystic fibrosis

This disease is inherited and results in a very thick mucous to form in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. The mucous causes congestion that blocks airways and causes dyspnea.

• COPD

• cystic fibrosis

• emphysema

• asthma

This term comes from tachy-, meaning fast and -pnea, meaning breathing.

This word comes from laryng (o)-, meaning larynx, and -itis, meaning inflammation.