Asthma Asthma

By: Waylan ClarkBy: Waylan Clark

Asthma Asthma

Asthma is a disease that cause the air Asthma is a disease that cause the air passage ways in the lungs to narrow out.passage ways in the lungs to narrow out.

Different typesDifferent types

There are different types of asthma There are different types of asthma allergy induced asthma, and just regular allergy induced asthma, and just regular asthma.asthma.

Being diagnosed Being diagnosed

A lot of people may think they have A lot of people may think they have asthma, but there is no way you will know asthma, but there is no way you will know unless you go to a doctor and they tell unless you go to a doctor and they tell you.you.

Population Population

In the U.S. there are about twenty-two In the U.S. there are about twenty-two million people that have asthma and million people that have asthma and about six million of them are children.about six million of them are children.

SymptomsSymptoms

The symptoms of asthma are The symptoms of asthma are shortness shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, pain, pressure, and coughing.pain, pressure, and coughing.

Causes Causes

Some things that can cause an asthma Some things that can cause an asthma attack are chemicals, allergies, and attack are chemicals, allergies, and respiratory infections.respiratory infections.

Treatments Treatments

Some of the treatments of asthma are Some of the treatments of asthma are inhalers, pills and there are machines inhalers, pills and there are machines that can give you a certain amount of that can give you a certain amount of chemicals.chemicals.

Asthma Asthma

I decided to do my research paper on this I decided to do my research paper on this because I think it is important and because I think it is important and controls a lot of peoples lives, and also controls a lot of peoples lives, and also because I have asthma.because I have asthma.

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