Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 慢性阻塞性肺疾病

COPD is a condition in the lung that can be caused by two type of infections, the bronchitis and the emphysema. Both infections, bronchitis and emphysema cause a blockage in the airway, which result difficulty in breathing. Moreover, each year in the United States has about 140,000 deaths regarding to COPD, which approximately 1 death per every 4 minute. People between ages of 65 to 74 years have a higher risk to cause COPD. Furthermore, 75% of the COPD deaths are caused by smoking and 25% of COPD deaths are caused by either second-hand smoke or other conditions.

慢性阻塞性肺疾病是由肺部的氣管炎或肺氣腫造成的一種病症。它會導致呼吸道堵塞，和呼吸困難。美國每年約有14萬人死於慢性阻塞性肺疾病，每4分鐘約有1個死亡個案。大多數在年齡65至74歲之間的人有較高的風險患有慢性阻塞性肺疾病。此外，75％的慢性阻塞性肺疾病的死因是同吸煙有關，而25％的慢性阻塞性肺疾病的死因是同吸二手煙或其他情況造成的。