What Happens to the Lungs When They Get Hurt?

Lung fibrosis is a lung disease that primarily affects older adults and makes it hard to breathe. The lungs get scarred and thick from inflammation, so exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is impaired. In this article, you will first learn how the lungs allow us to breathe and why we must breathe in the first place. You will also learn what causes lung fibrosis, its symptoms, how doctors diagnose it, and the ways to treat it. You will learn that there is no cure, but that means that maybe 1 day you can discover the cure!