acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.

an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults

chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs

chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles

an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli

a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal

influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957

an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic

a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache

a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment

inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles

a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow

a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers

pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles

pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection

pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus

pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)

an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles

fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers

a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate

pleurisy and pneumonia

pneumonia caused by a virus