Important Points for IC 22 - Life Insurance Underwriting Exam
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Extrinsic asthma is also known as allergic asthma. It is a more common form of asthma that appears in early childhood from the age of 2-6 years.
Intrinsic asthma generally appears in adulthood, (after the age of 30) and is mostly non allergic in nature.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD is an umbrella term that is used for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction.
Acute bronchitis is common among both children and adults and is generally caused by lung infection.
Chronic bronchitis is defined as chronic cough and sputum production for at least 3 months a year for two consecutive years without any underlying disease to explain the cough.