Report On Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In China

COPD in ChinaIntroductionThe condition is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes the airflow from the lungs to be obstructed completely. Some of the symptoms experienced include difficulties in breathing, coughing, the production of sputum, and wheezing. Therefore, the condition is one of the leading causes of death globally, which imposes a significant economic, social, and healthcare burden. It is estimated that nine out of ten people breathe polluted air. Air pollution has been linked to various short- and long-term adverse health outcomes, such as an increased risk of respiratory diseases and overall mortality. For nonsmokers, occupational exposure and smoking to air pollutants are the two most important influencing factors in COPD. Women who appear to start smoking at a younger age are more likely to develop COPD than men. Women seem to be identified with COPD at an advanced stage of the disorder when management and treatment of care are fewer operatives, similar to how women are more penetrating to respond to harmful air pollutants and smoking than men (Schraufnagel et al., 2019). Notably, in 2016,