Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a long term lung disease that blocks the air passages of the lungs. It includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It causes breathlessness (which is most unpleasant) and is almost always caused by smoking. The damage to the lungs cannot be repaired, but by quitting smoking patients can slow the rate of damage to their lungs...

 

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