Monday, December 26, 2011

What Causes COPD?

COPD usually develops slowly over time. Symptoms may develop when an individual is breathing in fumes, dusts and other irritants that damage the lungs and airways over a long period of time. Smoking tobacco (cigarettes, cigars and pipes) is the most common cause of COPD. Most people with COPD are smokers or have been smokers in the past.

Individuals who have worked many years around certain kinds of chemicals and breathed in the fumes, worked in a dusty area or have had heavy exposure to air pollution may also develop COPD. In rare cases, COPD is caused by a gene-related disorder called alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. People with the alpha 1 antitrypsin protein in their blood may experience lung damage and COPD. If people with this condition smoke, the disease progresses more rapidly. If you smoke, the most important thing you can do to prevent more lung damage is to stop smoking. It is also important to stay away from people who smoke and places where you know there will be smokers.

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