Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is highly infectious as it is airborne. When a person with TB in their lungs coughs, laughs, sneezes, sings or talks it is spread into the air and anyone who breathes in the germs is susceptible...
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Spontaneous Pneumothrax Spontaneous pneumothrax can occurs in individuals with no known lung disease, most often tall and thin males between the ages of 20 and 40 years old. There are two types of spontaneous pneumothrax, primary and secondary. In...
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea, or Sleeping Disordered Breathing (SDB), occurs in an estimated 18 million Americans, yet often goes undetected. If you wake often from sleep and experience drowsiness during the day, you may want to contact your doctor about...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is of particular concern to health care professionals due to the airborne nature of the disease. Initial symptoms appear to be flu like so physicians must be aware if you...
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis can attack any organ of the body in any location, but is most frequently found in the lungs. It may cause loss of lung volume and abnormal lung stiffness.What is Sarcoidosis?This disease is characterized by granulomas, small areas...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Respiratory Syncytical Virus (RSV) can affect anyone from infancy to old age and can be reoccurring. In infancy RSV may cause severe illness, but later in life it may only cause cold-like symptoms. The body builds...
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) is found in infants born prematurely. It occurs in 60 percent of babies born before the 28th week of pregnancy. It may result in other problems associated with premature infants such as...
Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease
Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease What are Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis?These are conditions that are the result of scarring that has occurred in the lungs. The scarring makes breathing more difficult. CausesAn infection in the lungs...
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
In 2000, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) caused a reported 3,065 deaths. It is a rare disease of unknown cause that is also difficult to detect. What is Primary Pulmonary Hypertension?PPH is a rare disease that results in the progressive...
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, inherited disease. Currently, because of the rareness of this disease, there are no available statistics on the number of people suffering from PCD. What is Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia?In PCD,...