COPD is a disease caused by air pollutants.

COPD is a disease that progressively damages the lungs. It is caused by the inhalation of smokes or dusts for many years. For example: tobacco smoke, exhaust gases, smoke from coal burning.

If not treated, COPD will get worse.

If the disease is not treated, year after year, it will become more difficult to move around and to breathe.

If the disease is not treated, it can ultimately cause death.

COPD affects millions of people.

In the world, 251 million people suffer from COPD. 3 million people die each year.

More than 1 in 2 people with COPD have never been diagnosed so their condition worsens.

The main symptoms of COPD

The 2 main COPD symptoms are:

• difficulty to breathe, especially when exercising
• frequent cough, for months, with mucus production

The earlier COPD is treated, the better!

When COPD is diagnosed early, it is easier and cheaper to treat.

Once the doctor has diagnosed COPD, the patient can get better.