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Respiratory diseases and their symptoms?


Respiratory diseases and their symptoms?

Millions of people are diagnosed every year with a lung disease, while many more may go undiagnosed. There are specific signs and symptoms characteristic of lung disease. The following is a list of lung disease symptoms and signs. If you believe you may have a lung disease, you should contact your doctor immediately.

Cough (productive or non productive)
Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
Wheezing (musical sound with breathing)
Chest Pain
Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
Cyanosis (the skin becomes a bluish)
Swelling of the arms, legs, and ankles
Respiratory failure is the most severe sign of lung disease

Well, smoking definetaly causes MAJOR problems with your upper respiratory system and increases your chance of getting that disease. So DON'T SMOKE. THat's about all I know about that subject. You could try googling it.

Disease: Laryngeal Papilloma
Symptoms: Hoarseness, respiratory failure, respiratory obstruction.

Basically one has a disease which it causes them to have difficulty in breathing &/or projecting their voice loudly.

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