Welcome to the Wounded Warrior Resource Center Web site
The Wounded Warrior Resource Center Web site (WWRC) is a Department of Defense Web site which provides wounded Service Members, their families, and caregivers with information they need on military facilities, health care services, and benefits. It supports access to the Wounded Warrior Resource Call Center and trained specialists who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone at 1-800-342-9647 or by e-mail at wwrc@militaryonesource.com.
Respiratory Conditions
Information about injuries, infections and other physical conditions that may affect service members.
Information is in alphabetical order
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Air Pollution & Respiratory Health Fights environmental-related respiratory illnesses, and studies indoor and outdoor air pollution. Site provides links to additional information on air pollution and respiratory disorders, as well as on health issues including asthma, mold and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Chemical Warfare - Blister Agents Provides information and fact sheets on blister agents, including Mustard Gas, that can cause respiratory problems after exposure.
- Deployment Health & Family Readiness Library - Hantavirus Fact Sheet Provides information on hantaviruses, some of which cause respiratory problems. Also includes links to additional information on symptoms and treatments. Document is in .pdf format.
- Deployment Health Clinical Center - Emerging Health Conditions Lists health conditions of particular relevance to Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, including such respiratory conditions as Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Anthrax, Influenza, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Tuberculosis. Also includes links to additional information and treatment resources.
- Deployment Health Clinical Center - Emerging Health Conditions Lists health conditions of particular relevance to Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, including such respiratory conditions as Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Anthrax, Influenza, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Tuberculosis. Also includes links to additional information and treatment resources.
- Deployment Health Clinical Center - Influenza Provides links to military information on influenza, its symptoms and treatments, military policies and fact sheets on types of influenza, including Avian Influenza (bird flu).
- Gulf War Deployments - Particulates Provides information on the occurrence and health consequences of exposure to oil well fires during the Gulf War. Includes links to other information and resources, including a report on exposure to particulates during the Persian Gulf War and another Environmental Exposure Report on particulate matter.
- Healthfinder.gov - Respiratory Diseases Discusses Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), air pollution, emphysema, asthma and allergies, and provides information related to their symptoms, treatment and prevention.
- National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - Asthma Provides information on the development and symptoms of and treatment options for asthma. Includes links to other information including an asthma fact sheet.
- National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - Pneumococcal Disease Provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of pneumococcal infections, including meningitis, and discusses available vaccines.
- National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - Pneumonia Provides information on the transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of bacterial pneumonia.
- National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Provides information on the symptoms and treatment of SARS, and includes links to news releases and a report on vaccine development.
- Tularemia Fact Sheet Provides information related to transmission, symptoms and treatment of Tularemia, some kinds of which can produce a pneumonia-like illness.
- U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine - Asbestos Fact Sheet Discusses the health effects, signs and symptoms of exposure to asbestos, as well as methods of prevention.
- U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine - Particulate Matter (PM) Air Pollution Exposures During Military Deployments Discusses the sources of PM air pollution likely encountered during military deployments, as well as the health effects of exposure.
WWRC Call Center 1-800-342-9647
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