Respiratory Rally » respiratory disease http://respiratoryrally.org Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:59:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Does my guinea pig have an upper respiratory disease? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/does-my-guinea-pig-have-an-upper-respiratory-disease http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/does-my-guinea-pig-have-an-upper-respiratory-disease#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:45:19 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/does-my-guinea-pig-have-an-upper-respiratory-disease One of my guinea pig keeps sneezing. I see her sneeze about 3 or 4 times a day and some times she even wipes her nose, but I don’t see anything on her nose. Her eyes are crystal clear and I can’t hear any heart problems. Does she have an upper respiratory disease or is she just cold or possible have an allergy? I use care fresh not wood though.

I am going to have to say she most definitely has an upper respiratory infection. The wiping her nose is the give away. My little boy Hoshi had an upper respiratory infection and for 6 weeks that is all he did, but until he stooped sneezing all together he had to stay on antibiotics, the poor baby was on them for 8 weeks total. He appeared quite normal other than sneezing a few times a day, i have to admit i though the vet was wrong, i really had began to think he just had allergies, i was wrong, not the vet. Please get him to an EXOTIC vet asap so he will get on the proper meds. as guinea pigs are so sensitive to medications, the exotic vet has gone to extra schooling to specialize in guinea pigs and it is a very difficult medicine. General vets just do not have the knowledge to properly treat guinea pigs. The medicine that will cure your cat and dog will kill your guinea pig. It is very hard to find the antibiotic that will kill the bacteria and not the guinea pig. With Hoshi we had to change meds i believe it was 3 times.

]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/does-my-guinea-pig-have-an-upper-respiratory-disease/feed 5 What are the main water and sanitation related respiratory diseases? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-are-the-main-water-and-sanitation-related-respiratory-diseases http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-are-the-main-water-and-sanitation-related-respiratory-diseases#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:35:09 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-are-the-main-water-and-sanitation-related-respiratory-diseases
Please give more info or restate the question.

]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-are-the-main-water-and-sanitation-related-respiratory-diseases/feed 1 puppy has respiratory disease and diarrhea? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/puppy-has-respiratory-disease-and-diarrhea http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/puppy-has-respiratory-disease-and-diarrhea#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:59:12 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/puppy-has-respiratory-disease-and-diarrhea i took my puppy to the vet because he was not eating that much and has had diarrhea for a week now and also some breathing problems and the vet said that he has a upper respiratory disease and told us to feed him rice and gave us anti bio tics what is upper respiratory disease..is it severe

breathing disease, sometimes a common cold….go here.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2510303/canine_influenza_a_highly_contagious.html

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Maybe i should give more details..now that i know what it is, Y IS IT LIFE THREATENING? does it clog up your throat, your arteries? what EXACTLY does it do?

Hi..

Here is an introductionary few lines about SARS but it sounds to me like you need More details so please read from the attached links below.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening viral infection caused by a previously unrecognized virus from the Coronaviridae family. This virus has been named the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV).
The Coronaviruses cause diseases in pigs, birds, and other animals. Preliminary research indicates that SARS-CoV may have originated in livestock (eg, chickens, ducks) or small mammals. Chinese horseshoe bats, which carry SARS-like viruses with genetic homology to SARS-CoV, may have also had a role. From its reservoir, the virus may have mutated, allowing transmission to and infection of humans, perhaps facilitated by the proximity in which humans and livestock live in rural southern China.

existing coronaviruses include mammalian and avian viruses, contribute to numerous veterinary diseases (eg, feline infectious peritonitis, avian infectious bronchitis). The coronaviruses can also cause both upper and, more commonly, lower respiratory tract illness in humans (group 1 [human coronavirus 229E] and group 2 [human coronavirus OC43]).

The WHO reported that leaky, backed-up sewage pipes, fans, and a faulty ventilation system were likely responsible for a severe outbreak of SARS in the Amoy Gardens residential complex in Hong Kong. However, an analysis by the WHO, entitled " Status of the outbreak and lessons for the immediate future," on the distribution of cases at this development has suggested that transmission may have occurred within the complex via airborne, virus-laden aerosols.

Good luck ;-)

http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/news/report/2007/95/14.pdf

http://www.microbiologybytes.com/virology/Coronaviruses.html

***********Specific Answer to your last Question***********

SARS initially manifests as a flulike syndrome that may progress to pneumonia, *****respiratory failure(please read about respiratory failure pathophysiology)******, and, in some cases, death. The mortality rate associated with SARS is significantly higher than that of influenza or other common respiratory tract infections.

SARS can result in significant illness and medical complications that require hospitalization, intensive care treatment, and mechanical ventilation.

* The mortality rate of SARS is higher than that of non-H5N1 influenza strains or other common respiratory tract infections.
* The overall mortality rate of SARS has been approximately 10%. According to the CDC and the WHO, the death rate among individuals older than 65 years exceeds 50%.
* The WHO has set the SARS containment period at 20 days. If no new cases of SARS are reported in a given area over a 20-day period, given the relatively short incubation period of the disease, the WHO considers SARS infections in that area to be contained.

]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-exactly-is-sars-severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome-and-what-does-it-do/feed 2 What is respiratory diseases ? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-is-respiratory-diseases http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-is-respiratory-diseases#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:25:13 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-is-respiratory-diseases Why do people get respiratory diseases ? And what is respiratory diseases ?

Is it a lack of blood?

Respiratory diseases refer to the lungs. There is a wide range of respiratory diseases. From asthma to Emphysema, to Bronchitis, Pneumonia, exposure to certain chemicals, problems with the immune system. It’s would be hard to list them all here.
Here’s a website that will give you an overview.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=pulmonary%20disease

]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-is-respiratory-diseases/feed 1 How many people die each year due to respiratory diseases? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/how-many-people-die-each-year-due-to-respiratory-diseases http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/how-many-people-die-each-year-due-to-respiratory-diseases#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:24:11 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/how-many-people-die-each-year-due-to-respiratory-diseases Hi,
I need to Know about active systems (arobic respiration) for a school lesson, and wanting some extra info for a pice of work.
Thanks.

In the world, 3,227,218 as of five minutes ago, if you have a look at the world clock on the site below it will give you up to the minute figures on loads of different things:-

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/how-many-people-die-each-year-due-to-respiratory-diseases/feed 3 what kind of disease that can affect our respiratory system? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-kind-of-disease-that-can-affect-our-respiratory-system http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-kind-of-disease-that-can-affect-our-respiratory-system#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:16 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-kind-of-disease-that-can-affect-our-respiratory-system i rlly need to know!

It depends, there are so many. Did you just get sick? Then it could be complications from a cold virus…pneumonia, bronchitis, etc. Long term conditions like emphysema, fibrosis, asthma require medical treatment for the rest of your life, most likely

]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-kind-of-disease-that-can-affect-our-respiratory-system/feed 4 what could lead to someone’s lungs collapsing and causing death where he had no prior respiratory disease? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-could-lead-to-someones-lungs-collapsing-and-causing-death-where-he-had-no-prior-respiratory-disease http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-could-lead-to-someones-lungs-collapsing-and-causing-death-where-he-had-no-prior-respiratory-disease#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:21:14 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-could-lead-to-someones-lungs-collapsing-and-causing-death-where-he-had-no-prior-respiratory-disease
A lung has the natural tendency to collasp (i.e exhale)
The atmospheric pressure outside that we inhale keeps the lung inflated like a balloon
The muscous lining of the lungs w/in our chest cavity keeps the pressure lower than the atmosphere, so air will want to enter the lungs
but when this is disrupted (ex: injury, stabbings that puncture the lining, diseases – not necessarily respiratory, that change the make up of the lining) the atmospheric pressure can no longer "blow up" our lungs; therefore, the lungs will deflate like a leaky balloon

Death occurs since an insuffient amount of oxygen is inspired and not enough carbon dioxide is expired

]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-could-lead-to-someones-lungs-collapsing-and-causing-death-where-he-had-no-prior-respiratory-disease/feed 5 What are the 3 respiratory diseases a person can be born with? http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-are-the-3-respiratory-diseases-a-person-can-be-born-with http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-are-the-3-respiratory-diseases-a-person-can-be-born-with#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:12:09 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/respiratory-disease/what-are-the-3-respiratory-diseases-a-person-can-be-born-with Can you be born with bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, or asthma? Are they?

This sounds like a homework question.
I’m gonna take a guess and say:

1. Emphysema – alpha 1 anti-trypsin defiecency. Its hereditary
2. Asthma – also hereditary
3. Cystic Fibrosis

There is also persistant pulmonary hypertension, but that’s probably more of a cardiac issue. Maybe even bronchiectasis, you may want to check that one out too.

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pertussis

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