Articles tagged: causes of asthma
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Asthma is a chronic disease that causes the airways - the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs - to become sore and swollen. In the United States, about 20 million people have asthma. Nearly 9 million of them are children written by Peter rodrick Asthma has dramatically risen worldwide over the past decades, particularly in developed countries, and experts are puzzled over the cause of this increase. The mechanisms that cause asthma are complex and vary among population groups and even from individual to individual written by peter hutch Asthma (Az-muh) is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways are inflamed (swollen). The inflammation (IN-fla-MAY-shun) makes the airways very sensitive, and they tend to react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. When the airways react, they get narrower, and less air flows through to your lung tissue. This causes symptoms like wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing, especially at night and in the early morning. written by Dr John Anne Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. written by Dr Anne Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease—sometimes worrisome and inconvenient—but a manageable condition. With proper understanding, good medical care, and monitoring, you can keep asthma under control. Chronic condition characterized by difficulty in breathing due to spasm of the bronchi (air passages) in the lungs. written by Dr John Anne Asthma, What is that?
Asthma is a disease of the lungs that causes trouble breathing and other serious symptoms. Many people struggle with asthma all over the world which is why asthma information is so important. People want to know more about this chronic disease that causes so many problems for adults and children alike. written by tom alter Many asthmatics have severe aggravation in their condition due to allergies to certain allergens like plant pollens, fungi, house dust, food articles, insects etc. written by tom alter Asthma can be seriously threatening to the life of the patient. Although death only happens sometimes the possibility of it happening cannot be completely ruled out. There are a very small percentage of people who do not respond to the treatment offered at the hospitals. These people develop a situation known as acute respiratory failure. This is a very serious and highly complicated condition. In respiratory failure the bronchial tubes are almost totally blocked. << previous page 1 next page>> |