DISEASES (RESPIRATORY & CIRCULATORY)

atherosclerosis

plaque buildup in the blood vessel

hypertension

(silent killer) severe headache, nape pain, pounding in chest, neck and temples, vision problems, irregular heartbeat and fatigue (seems like normal conditions/symptoms at first, looks mild)

stroke

brain damage due to blocked or ruptured blood vessels

heart attack (myocardial infarction)

damage or death of the heart due to the blockage of a coronary artery caused by blood clot

asthma

breathing is impaired by constriction of bronchi and bronchioles (tight airways)

bronchitis

inflammation of the mucous membranes of the BRONCHI

pneumonia

acute inflammation of the LUNGS (high fever, chills, headache, cough, chest pain)

emphysema

permanent and irreversible destruction of alveolar walls, loss of lung elasticity and gas exchange surface (basically deflated alveoli that cant inflate anymore and cant do gas exchange)

common cold

cough, runny nose, watery eyes, nasal congestion, sneezing, headache, sore throat (coronaviruses or rhinoviruses)

rhinitis

inflammation of the mucous LINING OF THE NOSE

tuberculosis (TB)

formation of NODULES IN THE TISSUE (myocabacterium tuberculosis)

cystic fibrosis

lifelong disease and an inherited disorder. EPITHELIAL CELLS PRODUCE MUCUS/WATERY SECRETIONS that are thicker than normal

lung cancer

cancerous growth that invades and destroys lung tissue (irregular cell formation/destroyed cell in the lungs)