
Please add profiles of people who died from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to the companion project: Died from COPD COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is an ongoing lung condition caused by damage to the airways or other parts of the lung. This damage leads to swelling and irritation also called inflammation and other problems that limit or block airflow and make it hard to b...
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs. Symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest discomfort. Bronchitis is divided into two types: acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis is also known as a chest cold. Acute bronchitis usually has a cough that lasts around three weeks. In more than 90% of cases the cause is a viral...