#respiratory_disease__respiratorydisease__respiratory_disorder__respiratorydisorder  a disease affecting the respiratory system
  supertype:  #disease  an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
  part:  #coughing
  subtype:  #influenza__flu__grippe  an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
     subtype:  #Asiatic_flu  influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
  subtype:  #whooping_cough__pertussis__pertussi  a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
  subtype:  #common_cold__cold  a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"
     subtype:  #head_cold  a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache
  subtype:  #bronchial_asthma__bronchialasthma__asthma__asthma_attack  respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
     subtype:  #status_asthmaticus  a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment
  subtype:  #bronchitis  inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
     subtype:  #bronchiolitis__bronchioliti  inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles
     subtype:  #chronic_bronchitis  a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow
        subtype:  #chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease__chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease  a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
  subtype:  #pulmonary_emphysema__pulmonaryemphysema__emphysema  an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
     subtype:  #chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease__chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease  a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
  subtype:  #pneumonia  respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
     subtype:  #bronchopneumonia__bronchial_pneumonia  pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
        subtype:  #aspiration_pneumonia  bronchopneumonia resulting from foreign material (usually vomit or food particles) entering the bronchi
     subtype:  #lobar_pneumonia  pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection
        subtype:  #double_pneumonia  lobar pneumonia involving both lungs
        subtype:  #Legionnaire's_disease  acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough
     subtype:  #pneumococcal_pneumonia  pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus
     subtype:  #pneumocytosis__pneumocytosi__pneumocystis_pneumonia__pneumocystis_carinii_pneumonia__interstitial_plasma_cell_pneumonia  pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)
     subtype:  #pleuropneumonia  pleurisy and pneumonia
     subtype:  #viral_pneumonia__viralpneumonia  pneumonia caused by a virus
  subtype:  #primary_atypical_pneumonia__atypical_pneumonia__mycoplasmal_pneumonia__mycoplasmalpneumonia  an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults
     subtype:  #parrot_fever__psittacosis__psittacosi__ornithosis  an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
  subtype:  #interstitial_pneumonia  chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs
  subtype:  #pneumoconiosis__pneumonoconiosis  chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
     subtype:  #anthracosis__anthracosi__black_lung__blacklung__blacklungdisease__coal_miner's_lung  lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
     subtype:  #asbestosis  lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
     subtype:  #siderosis__siderosi  fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers
     subtype:  #silicosis__silicosi  a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate
  subtype:  #respiratory_distress_syndrome_of_the_newborn__respiratory_distress_syndrome__hyaline_membrane_disease  an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli

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