Pulmonary Diseases
Pulmonary Diseases, diseases affecting the lungs. Though the mouth, nose, and throat help filter and clean the air we breathe, the lungs are subject to inhaled pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, as well as such toxic substances as cigarette smoke or air pollution. For information on: • bacterial and viral diseases affecting the lungs, see Influenza ; Legionnaires' Disease ; Pneumonia ; Tuberculosis • lung problems caused by environmental factors, see Altitude Sickness ; Bronchitis ; Emphysema • pulmonary problems due to allergy or other causes, see Bronchial Asthma ; Croup • congenital pulmonary diseases, see Cystic Fibrosis ; Heart: Congenital Diseases • areas where climate is beneficial to sufferers, see Adirondack Mountains