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Signs and Symptoms of Bronchitis: Knowing More about Bronchitis

There are quite a lot of different respiratory diseases today. You have to consider that being affected with one of the respiratory diseases, it can have a negative impact in your daily activities. You will not be able to do some tasks, you will have difficulty breathing and you will also deprive your body of the sufficient amount of oxygen it needs.

One kind of respiratory illness is called bronchitis. This particular illness can have negative impact in your daily life. It is also considered as one of the most common respiratory illnesses today that can affect anyone at anytime. Although bronchitis can happen anytime, most cases occur during the winter months. And, people who are usually affected with this kind of respiratory illness are people who live in areas where there is a high amount of air pollution, usually in large cities. People who have weak lungs are also easily affected by bronchitis. Anyone can be affected by this illness. However, most of the time, infants, children, the elderly and people who smoke tobacco are usually the ones who are frequently affected by bronchitis.

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Swine Flu – Facts

Swine influenza – Swine influenza or swine flu is a respiratory disease in pigs caused by the type A H1N1 swine influenza virus (SIV). Humans in close proximity to swine could contract swine influenza if the swine are carrying the rare strain of the SIV that is capable of affecting humans.

Symptoms – Swine flu symptoms in humans are generally similar to regular flu (influenza) symptoms and include muscle pain, runny nose, sore throat, cough, headache, lack of appetite, fever, chills, and general weakness and discomfort. Other reported symptoms are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

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Smoking Could Lead to Cancer

Smoking is the cause of several kinds of cancer. This includes lung, mouth, throat, stomach, bladder and colon cancer.

Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer that exists in smokers. Research had shows that approximately 1 in 4 smokers will contracted with lung cancer.  The tobacco smoke is made up from various dangerous chemical substances. There is over 60 of these substances that cause cancer. The chemical that causes cancer are found in the tobacco tar. When a smoker take in the cigarette smoke, 70% of the tar will stays in the lung of the smoker . A carcinogen called Benzpyrene which is found in the cigarette smoke damage the genes in your body and can cause cancerous growth. The chemicals and toxins that is derived from the smoke of the cigarettes encourages the lung tissues to develop cancerous cells.

There are two types of tumors which are benign or malignant tumor.  Benign tumors are not dangerous unless they are very large. Benign tumors grow slowly over time and do not spread to other tissues in the body. Malignant tumors are the type of tumors that are cancerous. It can spread to other parts of the body. Malignant tumors can cause death by reproducing erratically and destroying the surrounding tissues and spreading to other organs in the body.

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