Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Please forward this. There are people who can make use of it. -- Hi , (moderator of COPD group) We only have the COPD group right now. Should there be a separate group for general pulmonary diseases? Greg -- I test NO to that question. From my understanding, COPD is generally defined as " chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema " . I tested NO to being a moderator in the Asthma group. Surprised me actually. Asthma is a pulmonary disease much like the others - albeit a different cause and different response to an attack. Incidentally, among other possibilities I suppose, asthma is caused by a worm (ascarsis) in the lungs. These worms are hosted by cats and dogs. So pets are the source, even for those people who do not have pets, they get it from other peoples pets and from the air since the worm eggs get transferred from soil into/onto floors and clothing, etc. then into the air where they are breathed into the lungs, hence the infestation in the lungs called asthma. Listing of immunicsBuddies groups: http://www.immunics.org/00open/email/e_tutorial.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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