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Lung Diseases: Types and Causes of Common Conditions - WebMD
A common health problem, lung diseases range from mild to severe. WebMD breaks down the information and describes the types and causes of some common lung diseases.
http://www.webmd.com/lung/lung-diseases-overview
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All Diseases - American Lung Association
A list of all lung diseases.
http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/all-diseases.html?referrer=https://www.google.com
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Lung Diseases - MedlinePlus
When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a normal day, you breathe nearly 25,000 times. People with lung disease have difficulty breathing. Millions of people in the U.S. have lung disease.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungdiseases.html
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WHO: Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory tract diseases: WHO health topic page on respiratory tract diseases provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, publications, statistics, news, multimedia and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic.
http://www.who.int/topics/respiratory_tract_diseases/en/
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Respiratory Disease - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about respiratory diseases.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_disease
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Chronic Respiratory Conditions Including Asthma and COPD - AIHW
Respiratory conditions affect the airways, including the lungs as well as the passages that transfer air from the mouth and nose into the lungs. They can be long lasting (chronic) or short term (acute) and can cause ill health, disability and death.
http://www.aihw.gov.au/chronic-respiratory-conditions/
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Acute Respiratory Infection: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis - Healthline
Acute respiratory infection is an infection that may interfere with normal breathing. It usually begins as a viral infection in the nose, windpipe, or lungs.
http://www.healthline.com/health/acute-respiratory-disease
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - NHS Choices
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a collection of lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive airways disease.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/pages/introduction.aspx
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Lung Disease Fact Sheet - Women's Health
Lung disease refers to disorders that affect the lungs, the organs that allow us to breathe. Breathing problems caused by lung disease may prevent the body from getting enough oxygen.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/lung-disease.html
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Lung Disease and Respiratory Health Center: Information on Conditions Relating to the Lungs - eMedicineHealth
Understand lung (pulmonary) disorders, symptoms, causes, and treatments.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/lung-disease-and-respiratory-health/center.htm
