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Symptoms of a cold vary from those of the flu in that:

A cold is a shorter infection with lower fever and symptoms are limited just to the upper respiratory tract.

Acute bronchitis is usually a result of what?

A complication of cold or flu

What is the best description of the common cold?

A viral upper respiratory tract infection

This condition is sometimes called a "chest cold" and it's a self-limiting inflammation of the respiratory tract, specifically of the bronchial tree. It's usually a complication of the common cold or flu.

Acute bronchitis

What is the best description of asthma?

Airway disorder triggered by environmental irritants and emotional stress.

What is the best description of pneumonia?

An infection that causes inflammation of the lungs.

What is the best description of sinusitis?

An inflammation of the mucous producing membranes that line the hollow areas in the facial bones (in the sinus cavities).

What causes the common cold?

Any of hundreds of different viruses

What organisms can cause an infection in the sinuses?

Bacteria, viruses, and fungi

Flu is typically marked by fever, headache, congestion, and what other symptoms?

Body aches and pains, possible nausea

During an asthma attack, what happens?

Bronchioles constrict while filling up with mucus.

What is another name for the common cold?

Coryza

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a group term that encompasses what disorders?

Emphysema and chronic bronchitis

This condition is marked by several days of high fever, excess mucus, headache and body aches, usually self limiting, but can be life threatening. What is it?

Flu

What is the best description of emphysema?

Genetic anomalies and or exposure to pollutants that cause irreversible damage to alveoli.

What is another term for noninfectious sinusitis?

Hay fever

What are the major signs and symptoms of pneumonia?

High fever, shortness of breath, and cyanosis

This type of sinusitis is related to a recent or current exposure to pathogens that colonize the respiratory tract.

Infectious

What does emphysema mean?

Inflated (blown up)

When cancer develops at the back of the throat this is called:

Laryngeal cancer

This condition is the leading cause of death for cancer by both men and women in the us and it usually metastasizes before it's detectable.

Lung cancer

What are the most likely complications of CF?

Lung infection and right-sided heart failure

This type of sinusitis is related to a hypersensitivity reaction to environmental factors:

Noninfectious sinusitis

This type of lung cancer includes several subtypes, accounts for majority of lunch cancer diagnoses, and usually isn't diagnosed until stage 4. What is it?

Nonsmall cell lung cancer

By far, the biggest risk for lung cancer is what?

Smoking

What is the main cause of CF?

The inheritance of a pair of positive genes

On which body system does CF have its most potentially dangerous impact?

The respiratory system

This type of flu causes anywhere from 23,000 to 36,000 in the US and is most serious for children under 5 and those over 65.

The seasonal flu

This condition does not created symptoms in 90% of people that have it. When it does become symptomatic, it can become contagious, and dangerous.

Tuberculosis

What pathogens can cause pneumonia?

Viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, and fungi