Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisTabla player Zakir Hussain is no longer with us. This is very sad news. He died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Now, ever since the name of this condition has come to light, the desire to know among the people has increased as to which people suffer from this condition and due to which reasons it occurs. According to experts, it is a chronic lung disease which occurs due to scarring of the lung tissue. This causes loss of lung function. This scarring thickens and hardens the lungs. Due to this, the ability of the lungs to expand is lost and they are unable to take oxygen. Because of this, oxygen does not reach the blood. Due to this, symptoms like persistent shortness of breath and shortness of breath are seen. The main cause of this condition is not known but some environmental factors increase the risk of its occurrence.
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idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis symptoms
Due to this the lungs become hard and breathing becomes difficult. Symptoms of this disease are shortness of breath, dry cough, weight loss, fatigue etc. With time, the oxygen level in the blood becomes very low due to which conditions like heart failure, hypertension can also be seen.
Who is at greater risk?
This disease occurs more in people above 50 years of age. Men have a higher risk of getting this than women. If someone in the house already has this condition, then your risk of getting it increases. People who face problems like stomach acidity are also at higher risk of this condition.
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