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2. List of childhood diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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   respiratory distress syndrome; measles; meconium aspiration syndrome; metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection; necrotizing enterocolitis; neonatal conjunctivitis; parainfluenza (PIV) infection; pertussis; poliomyelitis; prenatal Listeria; Group B streptoccus infection; Tay–Sachs disease; tetanus; Ureaplasma urealyticum infection; respiratory ...

3. Childhood chronic illness - Wikipedia

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   This rise is likely due to decreased infant and child mortality from previously lethal diseases due to innovations in medication and other treatment as well as increased ability to diagnose and therefore discover chronic conditions. [2] Common chronic illnesses in children include asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, obesity and overweight ...

4. Complications of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   The complications of diabetes can dramatically impair quality of life and cause long-lasting disability. Overall, complications are far less common and less severe in people with well-controlled blood sugar levels. [3] [4] [5] Some non-modifiable risk factors such as age at diabetes onset, type of diabetes, gender, and genetics may influence risk.

5. Chronic condition - Wikipedia

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   The two most common chronic conditions in the elderly are high blood pressure and arthritis, with diabetes, coronary heart disease, and cancer also being reported among the elder population. [ 40 ] In examining the statistics of chronic disease among the living elderly, it is also important to make note of the statistics pertaining to ...

6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

7. Respiratory disease - Wikipedia

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   Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, [1] are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals. They include conditions of the respiratory tract including the trachea , bronchi , bronchioles , alveoli , pleurae , pleural cavity , the nerves and muscles of respiration .