Many conditions can affect the organs and tissues that make up the respiratory system. Some develop due to irritants you breathe in from the air, including viruses or bacteria that cause infection. Others occur as a result of disease or getting older. Conditions that can cause inflammation (swelling, irritation and pain) or otherwise affect the respiratory system include; allergies: inhaling proteins, such as dust, mould and pollen can cause respiratory allergies in some people and these proteins can cause inflammation in your airways, asthma: a chronic (long-term) disorder which causes inflammation in the airways that can make breathing difficult, infection: infections can lead to pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs) or bronchitis (inflammation of the bronchial tubes). Common respiratory infections include the flu (influenza) or a cold, disease: respiratory disorders include lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. These illnesses can harm the respiratory system’s ability to deliver oxygen throughout the body and filter out waste gases.

Hima Xavier

62 resources

0

0

0

Like