COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
I chose the illness COPD. COPD is also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It’s a disease that makes breathing difficult and becomes serve over time. COPD is a cough that produce mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath and tightness in the chest area. Cigarettes is the cause of COPD because the people with the disease were once smokers or current smokers. The exposure to pollen and air pollution contributes to the disease. I chose COPD because it’s a disease that can be treated with a change in life style and the progression of the disease can be slowed down with the proper treatment. According to the American lung association regular exercise can help reduce the symptoms of COPD. The restriction of the disease is that it puts
a limitation on the amount of exercise the body can withstand and also depression can occur. People do not have the ability to carry out daily task without treatment. The symptoms of COPD may cause.