Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Death suffocation
 
It can be cured, but treatment can alleviate the symptoms, improve the quality of life of those infected, and reduce the risk of dying from it.

The disease affects the lung, characterized by a continuous decrease in airflow, and symptoms of the disease are exacerbated over time.

The term "chronic bronchitis / bronchitis" and "pulmonary embolism", two more common terms, were often used to describe the disease, according to the WHO.

Risk factors:

Smoking and exposure to tobacco smoke.
Exposure to indoor air pollution caused by the use of solid fuels for cooking or heating, and exposure to external air pollution.
Exposure to dust and chemicals in the workplace.
Persistent infancy during childhood for infections of the lower respiratory tract.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary embolism (COPD) develops slowly, usually after 40 or 50 years of age.

The most common symptoms are:

hard breathing.
Chronic cough.
Sputum.
The practice of daily activities, such as climbing a few stairs or carrying a bag and even doing routine daily tasks, may become very difficult as the disease progresses gradually.
People suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease suffer from severe disease from time to time as they experience severe episodes of persistent dyspnea, cough and sputum release for periods of several days or even a few weeks.

These seizures can lead to serious disability, which calls for urgent medical care (including hospital stay) and sometimes kills the patient.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has globally caused 3.17 million deaths in 2015 (5% of all deaths worldwide), the WHO says.

More than 90% of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease occur in low- and middle-income countries.