MEMBERS:

 Díaz Huertas Selene

 Efus Ramírez Cenaida Elizabeth
 León Figueroa Darwin Anthony
 Rodríguez Ynoquio Mirelly
 Ugaz Chayguaque Karina
 Vásquez Lucumi Leslie
TEACHER:
 Osores Lenny
 ASTHMA Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent attacks of
breathlessness and wheezing, which vary in severity and
frequency from person to person.

SYMPTOMS
-Cough with or without
sputum (phlegm)
production.
-Pulling in of the skin
between the ribs when
breathing (intercostal
THE CAUSES retractions).
The fundamental causes of asthma are not -Shortness of breath that
completely understood. The strongest risk gets worse with exercise or
factors for developing asthma are a combination activity.
of genetic predisposition with environmental -Wheezing.
exposure to inhaled substances and particles
that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate
the airways
 BRONCHITIS Is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial
tubes, which carry air to and from your lungs.

SYMPTOMS May be either acute or chronic.

 Cough  Shortness of breath

 Production of mucus  Slight fever and chills
 Fatigue  Chest discomfort
 CAUSES RISK FACTORS

 By viruses  Cigarette smoke.

 Air pollution and dust  Low resistance.
or toxic gases in the  Exposure to irritants on the job
environment or  Gastric reflux.
workplace
 Cigarette smoking

PREVENTION

 Avoid cigarette smoke.

 Get vaccinated.
 Wash your hands.
 Wear a surgical mask.
 LUNG CANCER Malignant lung tumor characterized by
uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of
the lung

SYMPTOMS:

Coughing Shortness
Wheezing
up blood of breath

CAUSES:

Air
Smoking Genetics
pollution
 PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA

Emphysema is a lung condition that causes

SYMPTOMS
shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, • shortness of breath
the air sacs in the lungs are damaged. • Heart problems
• Anxiety.
CAUSES
• Tobacco smoke
• Air pollution
• inherited deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin

PREVENTION
• Don’t smoke
• Wear a mask to protect your lungs
 CAUSES

• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

SYMPTOMS

• a cough
• Difficulty breathing
• rapid heartbeat

PREVENTION

• Adequate nutrition
• Wash your hands regularly to avoid
transferring germs
 It is a bacterial infection caused by a germ called
TBC (PULMONARY Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
TUBERCULOSIS)

Symptoms Prevention

Severe coughLose
avoid closed spaces
weight

Coughing and
spitting up blood or good nutrition
mucus

not have contact

Fever and chills with infected
people
• https://www.who.int/respiratory/asthma/en/
• https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000141.htm
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-
conditions/bronchitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20355566
• https://www.cancer.org/cancer/lung-cancer.html
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-
conditions/emphysema/symptoms-causes/syc-20355555
• http://www.mirevistamedica.net/Corazon.php
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