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Environmental Tobacco SmokeSidestream smoke, or smoke that is emitted between the puffs of a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and Mainstream smoke, or the smoke that is exhaled by the smoker. When a cigarette is smoked, about one-half of the smoke generated is sidestream smoke. T |
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Legionnaire's DiseaseInvestigation of an outbreak of acute febrile respiratory illness among members of the American Legion in Philadelphia in 1976 led to discovery of a bacterium now called Legionella pneumophila |
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Lung CancerLung cancer kills more men and women than any other form of cancer.Since the majority of lung cancer is diagnosed at a relatively late stage, only 10% of all lung cancer patients are ultimately cured. 8 out of 10 lung cancers are due to tobacco smoke |
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Mycoplasmal Pneumonia (Primary Atypical Pneumonia)Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the most common pathogen recognised in lung infectious among children and young adults from 5 to 35 yrs old. It may involve close contacts or closed population schools, the military and families |
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Pertussis (whooping cough)An acute, highly communicable bacterial disease, characterized by a paroxysmal or spasmodic cough that usually ends in a prolonged, high-pitched, crowing inspiration (the whoop |
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Sleep Apnoea SyndromesApnoea is defined as no gas flow at the nose or mouth for 10 seconds, and a sleep apnoea syndrome is diagnosed if more than 30 such episodes occur during the night. Apnoea may be central, when there is no airflow and no chest wall movement; obstructive, w |
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Smoking and CancerCountless studies have proved that smoking causes lung cancer, and we now know that it substantially increases a person's risk of developing cancer of the larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas. Additional studies suggest a |
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