Name: Yarissa RamirezPeriod: 5

Air Pollution. What causes air pollution?Causes Things that cause air pollution are:• Smoke from forest fires• Dust• Salt particles• Burning engines• gases of decaying

     particles• smokes from

    company's/trucksAir pollution: contaminationOf air by smoke and Harmful gases mainlyOxides of carbon, sulfur, And nitrogen.

It is said that air pollution kills more people than car crashe, etc.La

Air Pollution 

   ResultsHealth results from air pollution: Pollution can affect serious health problems some are• Asthma • Chronic bronchitis• Lung cancer• Emphysema

   Pollution can also kill plants and    can affect animals.

Causes of pollution

These are some things that cause pollution.

    ASTHMAWhat is asthma?

• Asthma is a common long lasting disease that causes inflammation in the airways causing difficulty to breath..

• Asthma is  disease that causes difficulty breathing and a whistling sound none as (wheezing).And coughing specially in the night or the morning.

 ASTHMA CON.

• People with asthma have difficulty breathing because of the inflammation and narrowing of the airways.

• When asthma symptoms becomes worse it is called an asthma attack.

• Some people only get one symptom but other people get all the symptoms.

Kinds Of Asthma's    

Child-Onset Asthma:•  Asthma that begins during childhood is called Child Onset asthma. This

happens when the child becomes sensitive to common allergens(Dust,Pollen, and Grasses.) Most likely do to genetic reason.

Adult-Onset Asthma• This term is used when an adult gets asthma after reaching 20 yrs. of age.This

kind of asthma affects women more than men.And is much less common than child onset asthma.It can be triggered by some allergic material or an allergy.Exposure to a certain particle or chemical in certain plastics,metals,medication, or wood dust can also be a trigger for adult onset asthma.

Con.

Exercise-Induced Asthma:• If you cough, or feel wheezing or shortness of breath you

could be suffering from Exercise induced asthma.Your level of fitness is also a factor - a person who is unfit and runs fast for ten minutes is going to be out of breath. However, if your coughing, wheezing or panting does not make sense, this could be an indication of exercise-induced asthma.

Cough-Induced Asthma• This kind of asthma is the hardest to find because doctors

have to has to eliminate other possibility's.The coughing can occur alone without other asthma symptoms.It can happen at day or night if it happens at night it can cause you to sleep less. 

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Some other asthma's are 1. Nocturnal Asthma2. Steroid-resistant Asthma

        Asthma Medication

A person with a moderate asthma attack may use quick relief medication as needed.The persons with severe asthma attacks should take medication on the regular basis. The persons who might have a severe asthma attack may require a  diagnosis and may require a hospital stay, oxygen, or vein medication. 

Asthma treatment is an effort between you and your doctor both of you guys can work together to come up with a solution for your asthma treatment.

Asthma med.

Treatment to prevent an asthma attack, not a treatment during an asthma attack:1. inhaled steroids (such as azmacort etc.)to Prevent

inflammation.  2.  Leukotriene inhibitors (such as singulair and accolate).3. Anti-lge therapy (xolair), a medicine given by injection to

patints with more severe asthma.4. cromolyn sodium (intal)or nedocromil sodium.5. amino phylline or theophylline (not used as frequently as in 

the past).     - Sometimes a combination of steroids and bronchodilators are used,using eithe separate inhalers or a single inhalers/

Medication During An Asthma Attack.

-Short-acting bronchodilators (inhalers), such as proventil,ventolin,xopenex,and others.-Corticosteroids or methylprednisolone given by mouth or into vein.

How does polution affect asthma.

• Because the air drags in all kind of particles like smoke from cigars, smoke from car motors, etc.

• All of those things can cause children’s inflammation in the airways and that change can cause an allergic reaction, and allergy is one of the risk factors for asthma.

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