Lung disease refers to some type of disease or disorder that prevents the lungs from functioning properly. There are many types of lung disease and various causative factors. Examples of causes of disease include microbial infections. To reduce the risk of transmitting airborne microbial infections that can cause lung disease, OXIRA air disinfectants can be the answer.
Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Lungs are part of a complex system, expanding and relaxing thousands of times each day to bring in oxygen and send out carbon dioxide. Lung disease can happen when there are problems in any part of this system.
There are many different lung diseases, some of which are caused by; infection with viruses, bacteria, fungi and environmental influences such as air pollution, exposure to allergens and others.
Common Types of Lung Disease Due to Microbial Infection
- Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection that causes the air sacs in the lungs to become inflamed and swollen. This condition is often called wet lungs, because the lungs can be filled with fluid or pus.
The cause of pneumonia is a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. Transmission of this infection can occur through air contaminated with germs from patients who sneeze or cough.
- Bronchitis
Bronchitis is caused by inflammation of the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection, such as Rhinovirus, Adenovirus, Influenza, Coronavirus, and others. While chronic bronchitis is usually related with smoking.
A person suffering from bronchitis often coughs with thickened mucus, which can change color. Other symptoms of bronchitis may include wheezing, shortness of breath or chest pain (due to frequent coughing).
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
The cause of this lung disease is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. When it enters and infects the lungs, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria can make the sufferer feel short of breath and experience a chronic cough.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis is a contagious lung disease. The bacteria will spread when a person with active pulmonary tuberculosis coughs or sneezes and another person inhales the released droplets, which contain Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Both the sufferer and the people around him need to be aware of this disease.
People infected with the bacteria that cause pulmonary tuberculosis usually have no symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they usually include a cough (sometimes bloody discharge), weight loss, night sweats, and fever.
To reduce the risk of transmitting microbial infections in the air that can cause disease in the lungs, OXIRA air disinfectant can be the answer.
Picture 1. Air Disinfectant OXIRA
10% of sunlight is made of Ultra Violet rays, of which only about 3-4% penetrate the atmosphere to reach the surface of the earth. UV-C (100-380nm wavelength) has germicidal properties; 254nm is known to have the strongest germicidal effect. When absorbed by DNA and RNA in viruses and bacteria, UV-C deactivates them, rendering them unable to reproduce. The deactivated microbes are harmless.
OXIRA is an air disinfectant with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) technology with a wavelength of 254nm. OXIRA does not trap viruses and bacteria in the unit as filter-type air purifiers do, but works by destroying the DNA/RNA of infectious viruses, bacteria and fungi circulating in confined air, thereby limiting their ability to grow and reproduce. Not to worry, OXIRA can operate 24 hours for years, reducing the risk of transmitting airborne microbial infections.
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References:
- WebMD. (2020). Lung Diseases Overview
- National Institute of Environmental Health Science. (2022). Lung Diseases
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2022). What is Asthma?
- HealthDirect. (2022). Bronchitis
- National Health Service. (2022). Causes Tuberculosis
