You could have Asthma even if you don’t know it and here is ten facts about Asthma that hopefully you won’t know!
- Asthma is when you might have difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing or chest tightness as a result of an asthma trigger.
- Dust-mites, fur of animals, traffic fumes, poor air quality, grass pollen, exercise illness and worry, all can trigger asthma attacks.
- A person with asthma has narrower airways than someone without asthma.
- To help prevent asthma, a doctor can give you a preventer inhaler. To help calm your asthma attacks, a doctor can give you a reliever inhaler.
- Exercising can help asthma since the fitter you get the better your lungs work.
Asthma Inhaler
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- In 2009, asthma attacks caused 250,000 deaths worldwide.
- In 2010, 300 million people in the world have asthma.
- Having skin allergies increases the chance of having asthma.
- The Ancient Egyptians first discovered asthma and treated it it by making patients drink a mixture called Kyphi.
- In 1980, more children were likely to have asthma than previous years.
