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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - MedicoInfo
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive life¬ threatening lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible and also that causes breathlessness (initially with exertion) and predisposes to exacerbations & serious illness. The most common conditions are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Many people with COPD have both of these conditions. Emphysema slowly destroys air sacs in your lungs…