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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways which causes recurring periodes of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing. The airways obstruction in asthma is usually reversible, but if left untreated can result in chronic inflammation of the lungs and irreversible obstruction. Asthma affects the bronchi, not the alveoli.
1. Asthma is not psycological conditions, but in some cases too emotional can triggers it.
2. Asthma is not outgrow. Asthma in children may become inactive in teenage years. But however, its may reoccur anytime in adulthood.
3. There is no cure for asthma. But the disease can be controlled with good medical care and any conditions occurr should be taken seriously.
4. Everybody has chance of having asthma. But the possibility is high if one or both parent have it.
5. Asthma is not contagious.
6. Asthma medications are not addictive
7. Asthma attack cannot be faked.
8. Many environmental risk factors and home factor have been associated with asthma development, such as low air quality, pollutions, tobocco smoke, dust, house mites, animal dander, cockroach allergens and sometime perfumes also can cause acute attact.
9. There is no correlations between asthma and gender.
10. Asthma affects people of all ages.
Reference:
www.wikipedia.com,
www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
www.medicinenet.com
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