Pulmonary Tuberculosis Latent TB Symptoms Causes Risk factors Diagnosis Treatment MDR-TB Outlook Prevention What is pulmonary tuberculosis? The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis (TB), a contagious, airborne infection that destroys body tissue....
Bronchiolitis: Definition Types Symptoms Causes Treatments What is bronchiolitis?[ps2id id=’definition’ target=”/] Bronchiolitis is an inflammatory respiratory condition. It’s caused by a virus that affects the smallest air passages in the lungs...
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways to the lungs. It makes breathing difficult and can make some physical activities difficult or even impossible. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 27 million...
