Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine crystalline silica (silicon dioxide) particles. It primarily develops after significant occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS),...
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine crystalline silica (silicon dioxide) particles. It primarily develops after significant occupational exposure...
Croup, also referred to as viral laryngotracheitis, is a highly contagious upper respiratory tract illness that mainly affects infants and young children, particularly between...
Acute Laryngitis refers to the sudden inflammation of the larynx, or voice box, which is responsible for sound production. Located in the upper respiratory...
Goodpasture's Syndrome, more accurately referred to today as anti-GBM disease, is a rare autoimmune small vessel vasculitis. In this condition, the immune system produces...
MAC lung disease is a chronic and potentially serious lung infection caused by the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)—a group of genetically related bacteria commonly...
Psittacosis is a zoonotic bacterial infectious disease. An obligate intracellular organism, Chlamydia psittaci, causes this disorder. Other names for this disorder are ornithosis and...