Asthma

**Asthma** Asthma is a very serious disease. The reason why it is so serious is because it has no cure, but even though it has no cure they are ways to prevent from having an asthma attack. Asthma is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs (bronchioles). Asthma is caused by chronic inflammation of these passages. This makes the breathing passages, or airways, of the person with asthma highly sensitive to various "triggers." It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults have asthma, too. Asthma causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. If you have asthma, you have it all the time, but you will have asthma attacks only when something bothers your lungs. Ways you know that your asthma is controlled :
 * You won't have symptoms such as wheezing or coughing.
 * You'll sleep better.
 * You won't miss work or school.
 * You can take part in all physical activities.
 * You won't have to go to the hospital.

Like any other chronic disease, asthma is a condition you live with every day of your life. You can have an attack any time you are exposed to one of your triggers. Unlike other chronic obstructive lung diseases, asthma is reversible.
 * Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be controlled.
 * You have a better chance of controlling your asthma if it is diagnosed early and treatment is begun right away.
 * With proper treatment, people with asthma can have fewer and less severe attacks.
 * Without treatment, they will have more frequent and more severe asthma attacks and can even die.

﻿﻿Asthma has a genetic component. If only one parent has asthma, chances are 1 in 3 that each child will have asthma. If both parents have asthma, it is much more likely (7 in 10) that their children will have asthma.

Quick facts on Asthma :
 * 40,000 people miss school or work due to asthma.
 * <span style="color: #f2a6aa; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">30,000 people have an asthma attack.
 * <span style="color: #f2a6aa; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">5,000 people visit the emergency room due to asthma.
 * <span style="color: #f2a6aa; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">1,000 people are admitted to the hospital due to asthma.
 * <span style="color: #f2a6aa; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: #f2a6aa; font-family: Georgia,serif;">11 people die from asthma.



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