7.3

Question 1

Tonsilitis?

Answer 1

-Infection of the tonsils
(in the pharynx region)
- Most commonly viral,
occasional bacteria
- treatments; -Removal of tonsils, rest, fluids & infection fighting

Question 2

Laryngitis?

Answer 2

an inflammation of the
larynx
-most common cause viral infection; allergies and overstraining of the voice
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Question 3

The primary causes of these respiratory disorders are infections?

Answer 3

obstructive pulmonary disorders (OPD), and lung cancer.

Question 4

Bronchitis?

Answer 4

bronchi to become infl amed and filled with mucus, which is expelled by coughing.

Question 5

Acute bronchitis?

Answer 5

Acute bronchitis is a short-
term disorder that is caused by a bacterial infection and can be treated with antibiotics.

Question 6

Chronic bronchitis?

Answer 6

long-term disorder that is caused by regular exposure to irritants and foreign bodies. Because exposure to the irritants has been over a long period of time, the cilia are destroyed, so their cleansing action
no longer occurs. This means that the
bronchi become even more inflamed and infection is even more likely.

Question 7

Pneumonia?