The document defines emphysema as a lung condition that makes breathing difficult due to the breakdown of alveoli from smoking. It notes that alveoli are air sacs in the lungs where oxygen enters the blood. While some argue emphysema has other causes like infections, the statistics show the vast majority of emphysema deaths are smokers, especially men who smoke. The document concludes smoking is a major cause of the lung condition emphysema.

3. MUHAMMAD HANIF BIN OMAR
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THE DANGER OF SMOKING: EMPHYSEMA

4. DEFINITION

“A condition that affects the lungs, making it difficult to
breathe”

Hornby, A S. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
of Current English. Eight edition. Oxford University
Press, 2010.

Shortness of breath caused by the breakdown of
alveoli that results from smoking

Alveoli are the tiny sacs inside the lung where the
oxygen from the air enters the blood

5. HYPERINFLATION IN EMPHYSEMA

6. DENIAL

Emphysema is caused by lung infections, not
only smoking

Air pollution and work hazards also
contribute to the infection

Not all smokers get emphysema

7. THE PERCENTAGE OF EMPHYSEMA DEATHS IN MEN AND WOMEN
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
Non-Smokers
Smokers
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Men
Women
Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(2009). The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon
General.

8. CONCLUSION