Respiratory System diseases
Respiratory system helps in respiration or in other words, the process of breathing in and out is called as respiration. Respiratory system includes mouth, nasal passage, windpipe, throat, lungs, diaphragm etc. The most common respiratory diseases are caused due to infection in airways, which is caused primarily due to smoking or pollution.
When ever you sneeze, hiccup, or cough your respiratory system is in action. Hiccup is a spasm of diagram. Cough and sneeze are related to clearing the air passage and irritation of airways respectively. Some people are at higher risk for these types of problems like people working in coalmines, chemical factories, or paint factories.
The most common respiratory problems are:
- Asthma
- Common cold
- Whooping cough
- Flu
- Sinus infection