Can Young People Get COPD?
This chronic lung disease mostly strikes older adults, but younger people may also develop it.
By Elaine K. Howley, Contributor |Oct. 6, 2017, at 10:26 a.m.
One reason that some patients may develop COPD at an earlier age is having a history of asthma prior to age 40. (Getty Images)
Many chronic diseases have an age dimension. As we grow older, the body’s ability to repair itself changes, and damage can accumulate in various parts of the body. Cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and dementia are all diseases that tend to afflict older adults more frequently than younger adults.
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