Obstructive Lung Diseases
Symptoms include cough, sometimes with phlegm, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and tiredness. Caused by smoking and air pollution.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Symptoms include shortness of breath, cough that may bring up mucus, wheezing, chest pain, or low oxygen levels. Caused by a blockage of the air passages.
Atelactasis
Mild flu-like symptoms appearing between 3 and 17 days after exposure to the fungus. These symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, and chest discomfort.
Histoplasmosis
Nicknamed "hay fever", is an allergic reaction that causes sneezing, congestion, itchy nose, and watery eyes.
Allergic Rhinitis
The main cause of this is unknown. This is the condition of infants dying shortly after being born.
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death)
It is caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways, which makes it harder to breathe. Symptoms can include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.
Asthma
A disease where there is scarring of the lungs, which makes it difficult to breathe.
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Commonly referred to as the "flu". An infection of the nose, throat, and lungs, which are part of the respiratory system.
Influenza
When you wake up suddenly feeling like you can't catch your breath. You might also cough.
PND (Postnasal Drip)
Inflammation of the pleura causing pain, which is made worse by deep breathing and coughing.
Pleurisy
This condition causes a cough that's often called smoker's cough. It also causes you to cough up mucus, wheeze, and have chest discomfort.
Chronic Bronchitis
Shortness of breath, decreased exercise tolerance, gradual onset of a nonproductive cough, or might be asymptomatic with only an abnormal chest X-ray. Caused by breathing in coal dust.
Pneumoconiosis
Symptoms can range from mild to serious and may include a cough with or without mucus, fever, chills, and trouble breathing. Bacteria, viruses, or fungi may cause this.
Pneumonia
Inflammation of the sinuses. It is often caused by bacterial infection.
Sinusitis
Caused by smoking and is a small tumor within the lungs. (If it hasn't spread)
Lung Cancer
It's most often caused by smoking. It causes shortness of breath that often gets worse with activity and many other symptoms, such as wheezing, cough, anxiety, and heart problems.
Emphysema
A condition in which the fluid accumulates in the lungs, making it hard to breathe. Symptoms include difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing, and shallow breathing.
Pulmonary Edema
Commonly referred to as "TB". Coughing up blood and mucus can occur.
Tuberculosis
The sound of harsh breathing while sleeping, which can be caused by some basic factors, such as poor muscle tone, bulky throat tissue, or a long soft palate or uvula.
Snoring
Symptoms include cough, chest soreness, runny nose, feeling tired and achy, headache, chills, slight fever, and sore throat. Usually caused by a viral infection.
Bronchitis (Acute)
Caused by air squeezing through the narrowed or blocked airway while sleeping.
Snoring (if due to airway obstruction)
The disease is mainly caused by a lack of a slippery substance in the lungs called surfactant.
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
A common viral infection that affects the nose, throat, and airways. Symptoms usually resolve within two weeks and include a scratchy or sore throat, sneezing, stuffy nose, and cough.
URI
Self-limited irritation and swelling of the upper airways with associated cough.
URI (Upper Respiratory Infection)
Symptoms include high fever, cough, diarrhea, and confusion. You can get this from water or cooling systems in large buildings, like hospitals or hotels.
Legionnaires' Disease