EMPHYSEMA DISEASE

WHAT CAUSES EMPHYSEMA

• It is caused by smoking cigarettes
• Breathing in air pollution
• Breathing in toxic air

HOW DOES IT IMPACT THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• It makes it hard to catch your breath
• It also causes lung damage
• It causes airways to collapse
• Your body doesn't get enough oxygen

CURES TO MAKE IT BETTER OR GO AWAY

• STOP SMOKING!!!!!!!
• Try to avoid areas with a lot of polluted air
• No cure but there is treatments it relieves, symptoms and prevent further lung damage

WAYS TO PREVENT IT

• Stay indoors when air pollution warnings are in effect.
• Don't smoke!
• Try to avoid breathing in second hand smoke.

FUN FACTS

• Approximately 20,000,000 Americans are diagnosed with emphysema
• Smoking is the number one cause of emphysema, lung cancer and failure
• More than 500,000 Americans die each year.
• One out of every 5 (500,000 people) are premature deaths in this country