Copd

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

  A common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems
• COPD is sometimes called emphysema or chronic bronchitis
• In people with COPD, the lungs can get damaged or clogged with phlegm
• Symptoms of COPD

  • Cough
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Wheezing
  • Tiredness
• Common causes of COPD

  • Smoking
  • Air pollution
• People with COPD are at higher risk of other health problems
• COPD is not curable
• Improvement of COPD symptoms

  Avoiding smoking<|>Avoiding exposure to air pollution<|>Getting vaccines to prevent infections
• Treatments for COPD

  • Medicines
  • Oxygen
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation