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Respiratory
12 conditions
Common Cold
The common cold is caused by over 200 different viruses, with rhinoviruses being the most common cause. Other causes inc...
Influenza Flu
Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A and B viruses. The disease is characterized by sudde...
COVID 19
COVID 19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and presents with a wide range of symptoms. Common symptoms include fever or ...
Strep Throat
Strep throat is caused by Group A Streptococcus GAS bacteria, specifically Streptococcus pyogenes. Symptoms include sudd...
Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, usually following a viral upper respiratory infection. The prim...
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid or pus. Symptoms in...
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness,...
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD is a progressive lung disease characterized by airflow limitation that is not...
Sinusitis
Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses and is very common. Acute sinusitis lasts less than 4 weeks and is usually caus...
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis, commonly called hay fever, affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Dr John Bostock first de...
Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea OSA is a sleep disorder characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep...
Whooping Cough
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. The disease has...