Moderate Respiratory Conditions
Seasonal Allergies
According to the CDC, millions of people suffer from allergies caused by everyday exposures to agents such as dust mites, cat dander, and pollens. Agents encountered by workers can also cause allergic problems such as asthma, nasal and sinus allergies, hives, and even severe anaphylactic reactions. Learn how you can reduce allergens in your environment.
Healthy Air at Home (American Lung Association)
Healthy Air at Work (American Lung Association)
Healthy Air at School (American Lung Association)
Emory Sinus, Nasal and Allergy Center
Bronchitis
Bronchitis is the inflammation of the lining of the airways, or bronchial tubes. When your airways are inflamed and/or infected, less air is able to flow to and from the lungs and you cough up heavy mucus or phlegm. There are two types of bronchitis: acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis can accompany a cold and clears up after a week or two. A person with chronic bronchitis has a mucus-producing cough most days of the month, three months of a year for two years in a row without other underlying diseases to explain the cough. (American Lung Association)
Acute Bronchitis
Chronic Bronchitis
Pulmonary Disease at Emory University Hospital Midtown
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea is a disorder that causes a cessation of breathing during sleep for intermittent periods of 10 to 60 seconds. The word apnea means "a cessation of airflow lasting at least 10 seconds." Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the most common type of apnea, caused by an obstruction in the throat.
Understanding Sleep Apnea (American Lung Association)
The Emory Sleep Center
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of your lungs. Many small germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, can cause pneumonia. Approximately one-third of the pneumonia cases in the United States each year are caused by respiratory viruses, the most common cause of pneumonia in children younger than 5 years. The flu virus is the most common cause of viral pneumonia in adults. (American Lung Association)
Understanding Pneumonia (American Lung Association)
Pulmonary Disease at Emory University Hospital Midtown
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