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What starts an asthma attack?

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What starts an asthma attack?

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• How is asthma treated? • Asthma in South Africa Introduction Return to Top Asthma: • is one of the most common respiratory complaints in the world to-day • affects one in ten children and one in twenty adults • can occur for the first time at any age even in adulthood, although it usually begins before the age of five years. Half of children affected will outgrow it during their teenage years but it usually persists if contracted in adulthood • tends to run in families as do similar related allergic conditions like hay fever, eczema and urticaria • cannot as yet be cured but if kept under control, those affected will be able to live normal lives enjoying full involvement in sport and all other activities. The greatest tragedy of asthma is that it is sometimes not recognised and treated, in which case the patient undergoes needless suffering. What happens to the lungs in asthma? Return to Top Asthma affects the breathing pipes or tubes called airways or bronchi. When we breathe in, ai

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