But these two lungs are not of the same size. Instead, the one on the left side is a bit smaller than the other present on the right side inside the chest.

The lungs are a pair of spongy organs in your chest. The right lung is bigger than the left lung. Each lung is divided into smaller parts called lobes. The right lung has three lobes, and the left ...

Forys said that COVID-19 causes acute respiratory distress symptoms, or ARDS. "ARDS is where parts of the lung fill with fluid and damaged lung cells that are unable to bring in oxygen," Forys said.