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Lower Airway Disease – Are We Moving Forwards or Full Circle?
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With the exception of the integument, the lower airways represent the only anatomical structure which maintains constant exposure to the external environment. Consequently, a significant majority of lower airway diseases result from the inhalation of infectious (e.g. viral or bacterial) or non-infectious (e.g. particulates, allergens, noxious gases) agents. Examples include equine influenza, which results from inhalation of aerosolised viral particles with subsequent damage to the respiratory epithelium and recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), which results from inhalation of organic dust, with a subsequent hypersensitivity response to allergens resulting in the classic disease phenotype ...
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Dick Vet Equine Hospital, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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