How Nonsmokers Get COPD

The article I found by Laura Darling and reviewed by Judith Marcin, MD, answered some questions of how we nonsmokers can still get COPD. This is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a common condition that is often associated with smoking. But, those who have never smoked can also develop the disease.

In a 2011 research, they found over 20% of those diagnosed with COPD are nonsmokers. Environment and genetics play a more significant role than it was originally thought. The airways that bring air in and out of the lungs become inflamed, inefficient and blocked, making …read more