Asthma is very common, so common that there is probably somebody that you know that suffers from it. If you do not understand what it fully is you do know what the symptoms are.
Asthma is a respiratory condition where the small airways in the lungs tighten up, and it makes a person having an attack difficult to breathe. The time that an asthma attack can last is dependent on the seriousness of the condition and also how tight the airways happen to be.
It is a disease that can occur in people of all ages although it is more common to first appear in children. There are some fortunate people that outgrow asthmaThere are also some people that will live with asthma for the rest of their life.
There are people who have asthma that have no other relatives in their families who have it. It is a misunderstanding about asthma, that it is passed down from generation to generation.
Asthma symptoms usually are cough, wheezing, tightness in the chest, breath shortness, and a hard time to breathe. Symptoms do vary form person to person.
An asthma attack has levels of mild, moderate, and severe.
For somebody that had mild asthma they have attacks when they have an upper respiratory infection. Most other times they are completely fine and have no asthma symptoms at all.
Some moderate asthma sufferers can have some symptoms from time to time. It might be worse early in the morning or late in the night, when they have a cold, illness, or are under stress.
Asthma suffers that have severe asthma usually have asthma symptoms every single day. At times they could fond it difficult to even talk to people or to be involved in any physical activity. Also they are in the hospital a lot due to the severity of their asthma.