Asthma is inflammation of the airways that leads to bronchial constriction. It is a characteristic of asthma that the bronchi are chronically inflamed, irritated, and producing copious amounts of secretions.
Asthma patients have to live with abrupt attacks of cough and apnea, a temporary lack of breathing. Asthma is manageable with medications and is not fatal. However, it is not a curable disease, and thus prevention is the key.
Naturally, there are symptom-free periods in which the asthmatic child can live just like every other child. The first signs of asthma can be present even at the age of 2 or 3, and can disappear by school age. Chronic asthmatics are affected more often and more severely. Asthma can also develop from hay fever allergies during adulthood.
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