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Wednesday 19 Nov 2014 - 10:38 Makkah mean time-26-1-1436  Geneva (IINA) – World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day, being observed yearly on November 19, is a global effort to raise people’s awareness of COPD and advocate for better care for patients.
According to the latest WHO estimates, currently 64 million people have COPD and 3 million people died of COPD. WHO predicts that COPD will become the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030.
COPD is a lung disease, often mistakenly nicknamed “smokers cough”. It causes wheezing, breathlessness and damages the tiny air sacs at the tips of the airways and the airways themselves. This makes it hard to move air in and out of the lungs.
COPD is incurable disease and treatments only affect symptoms, however it is largely preventable and with further research, it could be much better treated and managed.
The most common symptoms of COPD are breathlessness, or a 'need for air', excessive sputum production, and a chronic cough. The main risk factors for COPD include tobacco smoking and air pollution.
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