FINALS PHARM LEC 4

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

the state in which a reduced amount of air enters the alveoli in the lungs, resulting in decreased levels of oxygen and increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood

• Asthma

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Bronchiectasis

• Lung Cancer

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

airflow limitation caused by airway narrowing/obstruction, loss of elastic recoil, or both.

• Asthma

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Bronchiectasis

• Lung Cancer

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

a long-term condition where the airways of the lungs become widened, leading to a build-up of excess mucus that can make the lungs more vulnerable to infection

• Asthma

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Bronchiectasis

• Lung Cancer

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

Characterized by malignancies on the different cells in the lungs

• Asthma

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Bronchiectasis

• Lung Cancer

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

a common lung infection with symptoms can vary from mild to severe

• Pneumonia

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• COVID-19

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

most healthy people recover from pneumonia in 1 to 3 weeks, but it can be life-threatening

• Pneumonia

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• COVID-19

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

can be prevented by getting vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia

• Pneumonia

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• COVID-19

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

spread through the air when people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit

• Pneumonia

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• COVID-19

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

can be found in 8 countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and South Africa

• Pneumonia

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• COVID-19

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2 is a coronavirus belonging to the family Coronaviridae and is responsible for the outbreak of a series of acute atypical respiratory infections termed COVID-19 originating in Wuhan, China in 2020

• Pneumonia

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• COVID-19