What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

Like other respiratory diseases, COPD is not a congenital disease. So it is completely possible to protect yourself from it. One of the main causes of COPD is prolonged exposure to COPD triggers. Smoking is another major cause of COPD. Most people with COPD have

Even non-smokers can develop COPD if they breathe in second-hand smoke, although not all smokers develop COPD. COPD can also occur in people who are exposed to irritants at home or at work for long periods of time. Some harmful factors include smoke from cooking stoves (“stoves”) or room heaters.

People who have worked for many years in industries such as coal mining and cement, textiles, chemicals and electroplating jewelry are also at risk of COPD. Such industries generate a lot of dust, smoke or pollution. In rare cases, a person who has never smoked or been exposed to lung-damaging substances can develop COPD due to a genetic defect present at birth. Over time, tobacco smoke or other harmful particles adversely affect the airways and affect the elastic fibers of the lungs.

It takes years for symptoms of COPD to develop from lung damage, so COPD is more common in people over 40.