Pus In and Around the Lung (Abscess vs Empyema)
Pus is a fluid that forms in and around infected tissue. It consists of dead immune cells, tissue particles and bacteria. Sometimes this pus may be walled off in an isolated >> Read More ...
Lungs and Airways
Chemical Pneumonitis (Lung Inflammation) – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
The lung can become inflamed for many different reasons. Like any part of the body, this may be due to infections, injury, allergies and autoimmune diseases, among a host of other causes. The term pneumonia refers to lung inflammation typically when caused by an infection, but pneumonitis also means lung inflammation >> Read More ...
Burning Lungs Feeling, Pain – Causes and Other Symptoms
Chest pain is not an uncommon symptom and depending on other symptoms as well as risk factors, it can be a very serious of a potentially life threatening condition. From heartburn to heart attacks and respiratory infections, chest pain on its own can be difficult to diagnose. The nature of the pain may sometimes help. For >> Read More ...
Chest Infection – Symptoms, Contagious, Causes, Spread, Treatment
What is a chest infection? A chest infection usually refers to an infection of the lower respiratory tract (trachea, bronchi) and/or lungs. The term chest infection can be misleading. Firstly the lower respiratory tract and lungs are not the only organs in the chest. Secondly the term is sometimes incorrectly used to >> Read More ...
7 Signs of Pneumonia (Mild to Severe Lung Infection)
With air flowing in and out of the airways and lungs on a constant basis, a range of different substances and germs in the environment can also enter to irritate, infect and damage the respiratory organs. This can lead to various respiratory diseases that affect the airway and/or lungs. Once such disease is pneumonia. It >> Read More ...
6 Signs of Tuberculosis (TB) and Tests for Diagnosis
Tuberculosis is a serious health problem globally but uncommon in most developed countries. There has been a steady decline in tuberculosis cases in the United States and the disease causes less than 600 deaths a year. Nevertheless tuberculosis is still a global health concern as the disease can be easily spread and the >> Read More ...