Asthma-Description

Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and produce extra mucus. People with asthma have difficulty breathing during physical activity, or at just anytime. Certain things such as pollution in the air, dust, pet hair, or pollen can trigger coughing, wheezing, or in some serious cases, an asthma attack. There is no cure for asthma, but there are treatments. Because asthma changes over time, it is important to talk to your doctor about symptoms and signs and adjust to certian treatments.

This genetic disorder first exsisted in acient Egypt but was later discovered by scientists in the 1870s. Asthma comes from the Greek word //aazein// meaning "gasping". One of the ancient egyptian remedies to cure asthma was to heat herbs and set them on bricks and inhale the fumes. Asthma was also common in China a few hundered years ago.Asthma is an inflammatory disease, asthma wasnt really recongnized until around 1960s when inflammatory medications started being used.

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