Used during World War I, mustard gas was an excruciating poison, causing internal and external bleeding, vomiting and burning of the eyes and bronchial tubes. It was a painfully slow killer, often taking weeks to do its job. But mustard was among the ...
Asthma is a chronic lung disease caused when the bronchial tubes in your lungs become inflamed and constricted due to the production of extra mucus. While treatments have improved greatly over the years, asthma still causes millions of people to miss ...
Smoke temporarily paralyzes the cilia (microscopic hairs) that line the bronchial tubes. When the effects of smoke become so severe as to interfere with their movement, irritants in the bronchial tubes infiltrate the alveoli (air sacs) and inflame ...
Smoke temporarily paralyses the cilia (microscopic hairs) that line the bronchial tubes. When the effects of smoke become so severe as to interfere with their movement, irritants in the bronchial tubes infiltrate the alveoli (air sacs) and inflame ...