Diseases of the respiratory system

Abstract

After heart and vascular diseases, respiratory diseases are the second most common in the practice of a general practitioner. Despite the rapid evolution of the production of antibiotics and antiviral drugs, drug and immunocorrective therapy, respiratory diseases are the leading cause of temporary disability among the population of our country. The most significant of this group of pathologies are: acute respiratory infections (ARI), pneumonia, chronic nonspecific lung diseases (CNPD).