Asbestos mainly affects the lungs and the membrane that surrounds the lungs. Breathing high levels of asbestos fibres for a long time may result...
Lung and Airway Health
Asthma is a disorder affecting the airways of the lungs. People with asthma have very sensitive airways that narrow in response to certain...
Bronchiolitis is a chest infection which affects the bronchioles, the smallest airways in the lungs, that causes babies and young children to...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease in which the lung is damaged, making it hard to breathe. In COPD, the airways -...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life threatening genetic disorder amongst Caucasians. It primarily affects the respiratory system (lungs...
Emphysema is a condition where there is an over-inflation of structures in the lungs known as alveoli or air sacs. This over-inflation results...
Influenza or 'the flu' is a highly contagious disease caused by infection from influenza type A or B (or rarely C) virus. These viruses...
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the membrane that surrounds and protects the lungs (the pleura) which causes the membranes to rub and grate...
Respiratory system cancers may occur in/on the nose, mouth, lung, bronchus, voice box (larynx). For more information access the links below.