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Identify three diseases of the respiratory system, and state what triggers or causes each disease.

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Answer:

asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Asthma: It can be caused by being exposed to viral infections, also contact with allergens. when your a infant your immune system isn't very strong, that's why it developes at younger ages (usually)

COPD: you can get this by being exposed to tobacco smoke, it can also be caused by being exposed to dusts and chemicals, and fumes from burning fuel.

Pulmonary Fibrosis: this can be caused by things like, Exposure to toxins like asbestos, or things like Coal dust, that's why it's common in coal miner's and the sandblasting industry.

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