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Lung diseases
Background
Normal breathing draws air into the lungs so that they can extract and absorb oxygen. Damage, which has many causes, limits the extraction of oxygen from the air and the elimination of waste carbon dioxide.
The respiratory syncytial (RS) virus is a major cause of chest infections in young babies. This virus is most common in children less than six months of age, often appearing as a winter epidemic. The damage caused by infection of the lung at this early age can lead to continuing lung problems in later life.
Lung diseases include alpha-one anti-trypsin deficiency, aspergillosis, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, fibrosing alveolitis, pulmonary fibrosis and occupational lung diseases.
Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis 
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