Call the Lung Health Information Line
1-888-344-LUNG (5864)Our certified respiratory
educators are ready to take your questions
(M-F 8:30am-4:30pm)
Call the Lung Health Information Line
1-888-344-LUNG (5864)Our certified respiratory
educators are ready to take your questions
(M-F 8:30am-4:30pm)
Breathing A – Z
Work-Related Asthma
Spirometry
Influenza
Sleep Apnea
Sarcoidosis
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Pulmonary Embolism
Pleurisy
Pertussis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pandemic Flu
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Hantavirus
Cystic Fibrosis
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Common Cold
Croup
Chronic Cough
Bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
Asbestosis
Lung disease doesn’t play favourites. It affects men, women, children, smokers, non-smokers and individuals who have never smoked. If lung disease is taking your breath, you do not have to deal with it alone. The Lung Association is here to help.
Here is a list of breathing-related terms, with further information on breathing disorder symptoms, causes, treatment and management.
Bronchiectasis
Bronchitis
Chronic Cough
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Common Cold
Croup
Cystic Fibrosis
Hantavirus
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Influenza
Lung Cancer
Pandemic Flu
Pertussis
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Sarcoidosis
Sleep Apnea
Spirometry
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Tuberculosis