Respiratory Diseases
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Kayleena Blankenship
Mrs. Smith
11 English AP
11 January 2011
Respiratory Diseases: Infections Invading the Lungs The average human takes breathing for granted. One might think that breathing is just an involuntary movement, but for the millions of people who suffer from respiratory illnesses, each and every breath is a major accomplishment to another day of daily life. The respiratory system not only oxygenates the blood for the body, but also filters out wastes, infections, and provides the air that is needed for daily speech. The respiratory system is a vital component of the body and although the lungs can stand abuse from some smoke and pollutants, there are a variety of disorders and diseases that can be completely temporary and harmless, while others can be life-threatening. Respiratory diseases include diseases that affect the lungs, pleural cavity, trachea, bronchial tubes, and the muscles and nerves it takes to breathe. Respiratory diseases can be classified by several different things, such as the organ involved, the pattern of the symptoms, or the cause of the disease. There are a variety of respiratory diseases, such as bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, empyema, mycoplasma pneumonia, pleurisy, and lung abscesses. Respiratory diseases, mild or fatal are treated differently according to their symptoms and severity. Blankenship 2
There are many different types of diseases that can infect the lungs, that are not deathly fatal to ones health, however, “Bronchiectasis is an abnormal dilation of the bronchi caused by suppurative infection of the bronchial wall. It can follow suppurative pneumonia or lung abscess and may be a sequel of respiratory infection of early childhood. Measles, influenza, and tuberculosis also may predispose the person to bronchiectasis” (Brunner and Suddartn 304) and it can be fatal if proper precautions are not followed. The infection attacks the bronchial wall like
Kayleena Blankenship
Mrs. Smith
11 English AP
11 January 2011
Respiratory Diseases: Infections Invading the Lungs The average human takes breathing for granted. One might think that breathing is just an involuntary movement, but for the millions of people who suffer from respiratory illnesses, each and every breath is a major accomplishment to another day of daily life. The respiratory system not only oxygenates the blood for the body, but also filters out wastes, infections, and provides the air that is needed for daily speech. The respiratory system is a vital component of the body and although the lungs can stand abuse from some smoke and pollutants, there are a variety of disorders and diseases that can be completely temporary and harmless, while others can be life-threatening. Respiratory diseases include diseases that affect the lungs, pleural cavity, trachea, bronchial tubes, and the muscles and nerves it takes to breathe. Respiratory diseases can be classified by several different things, such as the organ involved, the pattern of the symptoms, or the cause of the disease. There are a variety of respiratory diseases, such as bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, empyema, mycoplasma pneumonia, pleurisy, and lung abscesses. Respiratory diseases, mild or fatal are treated differently according to their symptoms and severity. Blankenship 2
There are many different types of diseases that can infect the lungs, that are not deathly fatal to ones health, however, “Bronchiectasis is an abnormal dilation of the bronchi caused by suppurative infection of the bronchial wall. It can follow suppurative pneumonia or lung abscess and may be a sequel of respiratory infection of early childhood. Measles, influenza, and tuberculosis also may predispose the person to bronchiectasis” (Brunner and Suddartn 304) and it can be fatal if proper precautions are not followed. The infection attacks the bronchial wall like