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The exact causes is still not known but it is believed to be caused by inhalation of polutant. These stuffs cause immune reaction that somehow destroy your alveoli.
And/or smoking can cause emphysema, weakening/eating away the thin skin tissue of your lungs.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoThere are many causes of emphysema. Examples of causes of the disease emphysema include smoking drugs such as the one known as "weed", smoking tobacco products, and air pollution.
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∙ 13y agoSmoking many packs of cigarettes for many years can eventually cause emphysema.
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∙ 13y agoCigarettes smoking is the major cause of emphysema,
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∙ 13y agoSmoking!
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What is a disease that destroys lung tissue and causes difficulty in breathing?
emphysema
What to expect with emphysema?
The related link below will tell you everything about emphysema, causes and treatment.
Which chemical in a cigarette causes emphysema?
Tar.
What chemical alteration of the blood stream results from emphysema?
Emphysema causes lower oxygen levels in the blood.
How many emphysema cases come from smoking?
Heavy cigarette smoking causes about 80-90% of all emphysema cases
Which is the main ingredient of cigerate which causes emphysema and cancer?
Nicotine
What disease causes less oxygen to be taken into the body from the air?
emphysema
How smoking causes emphysema?
the toxins destroy you lungs and immune system.
Which diseases causes less oxygen to be taken into the body from the air?
emphysema
Which substance found in tobacco causes emphysema a disease of the lungs?
The answer is: Tar
What respiratory disease causes abnormal dilation of the alveolar space?
emphysema
The respiratory disease that causes abnormal dilation of the alveolar space is?
emphysema
