Respiratory Diseases - All Diseases of the respiratory Organs and Allergies
RESPIRATION is the process in which air passes into and out of the lungs with the object of allowing the blood to absorb oxygen and give off carbon dioxide and water.
The main parts of the respiratory tract are: the nose, the throat, the larynx, the trachea or the windpipe, the bronchi or bronchial tubes, and the lungs.
List of Respiratory Diseases
Whooping Cough - Whooping cough is known as dushta kasa in Ayurveda. It is an infectious bacterial disease, which occurs mainly in? children.
Bronchitis - Bronchitis is a serious variety of kasa roga, bronchitis is characterised by inflammation of the bronchial tubes which carry air to the lungs. Bronchitis disease is endemic to cold damp climates but may strike anywhere.
Asthma - Asthma is characterised by difficulty in breathing, a sense of tightness, constriction around the chest, and a wheezing noise as the breath is expelled. The small bronchial tubes which connect with the lungs are constricted due to swelling or accumulation of viscid phlegm in the main bronchi, hence the difficulty in inspiration and expiration.
Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis is also a disease connected with f ilth and poverty and does not usually attack persons living in clean surroundings and having sufficient means to feed themselves properly.
Pneumonia - Pneumonia is the inflammation of one lung, whereas double pneumonia is inflammation of both the lungs. The air sacs are filled with thick secretions and become solid in the late stage of the disease.
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