Sales Executive in ICICI Bank | Posted on 21-Aug-2018 | Health-beauty

What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

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Working with holistic nutrition.. | Posted on 21-Aug-2018

Today humans are suffering from so many diseases that knowing the reason of each one of them is getting more and more difficult over time. No one can say when and how a disease would arrest you in its grip. The easier it is getting to become a victim of a disease, the difficult it is becoming to know the reasons of the disease.

Even the disease you are talking about, that is, chronic obstructive disease, may not be known to many here. The reason of chronic obstructive disease is smoking, and the smoke cigarettes produce. It is a very dangerous kind of heart disease.

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If you smoke, or anyone who is often beside you smoke, please know that you are vulnerable to chronic obstructive disease. Children are more prone to this disease. So, if you smoke, it’s not only harmful for yourself, but also for your family.

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According to a report, “results have shown that children who are in contact with those who smoke, have 31% chances of dying because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."

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(Translated from Hindi by team Lets Diskuss)

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Ajay Paswan

Physical Education Trainer | Posted on 31-Aug-2018

The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is better known by its abbreviation COPD. COPD foundation defines it as “an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and refractory (non-reversible) asthma”.

The disease is currently incurable. Its symptoms include breathlessness mainly, and to avoid it as much as possible a timely diagnosis and treatment can prove helpful.

Although the disease is not life-threatening, it may cause following problems:

• Increased shortness of breath

• Frequent coughing (with and without mucus)

• Increased breathlessness

• Wheezing

• Tightness in the chest

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