Health Education
Assess Your Awareness of Asthma
What do Ludwig van Beethoven and John F. Kennedy have in common? Asthma. Inflamed airways cause asthma and its recurrent or chronic breathing problems. See how much you know about this disease by taking the following quiz.
1. Asthma is the leading cause of chronic illness in children. When does it usually show up?
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Half the cases develop in childhood, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). Many cases vanish by adulthood, but they may come back later in life.
2. Asthma symptoms:
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Although the type, frequency, and severity of asthma symptoms vary from one child to the next, they are all related to difficulty in breathing, the AAFA says.
3. Asthma triggers include:
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Other triggers include weather changes, medicines, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), air pollution, food, exercise, emotions, and secondhand smoke, the America Lung Association says.
4. Proper asthma management includes:
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says you should take these steps to care for asthma even when symptoms don't exist.
5. Children with asthma should:
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It's important for good health that everyone get regular exercise. The best type of exercise for someone with asthma is swimming, or an activity that includes short break periods, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. Some patients with asthma may be advised by their doctor to use an inhaled medication (like albuterol) prior to exercise.
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