Asthma

Asthma

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.

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.