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What are the causes and symptoms of asthma?
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Answer:
Cough: can be chronic, can occur at night, dry, during exercise, mild, severe, or with phlegm
Respiratory: breathing through the mouth, difficulty breathing, fast breathing, frequent respiratory infections, rapid breathing, shortness of breath at night, or wheezing
Also common: anxiety, chest pressure, early awakening, fast heart rate, flare, or throat irritation
Answer:
Asthma is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs (bronchioles). Asthma is caused by chronic (ongoing, long-term) inflammation of these passages. This makes the breathing tubes, or airways, of the person with asthma highly sensitive to various triggers.
Seek medical care if you are experiencing chest pain or tightness, difficulty breathing, wheezing, or a spasmodic cough that worsens at night.
Treatment may incorporate the use of long-term control medications and quick-relief medicines.
Explanation:
- 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 asthma attacks.
- Without treatment, they will have more frequent and more severe asthma attacks and can even die. Ongoing persistent airway inflammation can lead to progressive deterioration of lung function and can result in disability and even death.
The exact cause of asthma is not known:
- What all people with asthma have in common is chronic airway inflammation and excessive airway sensitivity to various triggers.
- Research has focused on why some people develop asthma while others do not.
- Some people are born with the tendency to have asthma, while others are not. Scientists are trying to find the genes that cause this tendency.
- The environment you live in and the way you live partly determine whether you have asthma attacks.