diseases

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Croup

acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, barking cough, and stridor

diphthria

acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium

epistaxis

nosebleed

pertusis

whopping cough; highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx and trachea caused by Bordetella Pertusis

asthma

chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production

chronic bronchitis

inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

cystic fibrosis

inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucus secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally

atelectasis

collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli

emphysema

hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls

pulmonary edema

fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles