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Help please! is chronic obtrustive pulmonary disease considered an infectious disease?
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No: No, it is a chronic pulmonary disease characterized by chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It most frequently occurs in smokers. Viral and bacterial infections cause acute exacerbations of copd.
Answered 8/29/2013
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