1 out of every 7 children is affected by asthma.
It is the second major reason for the hospitalization of the children up to age 9.
Asthma has affected 1 out of every 12 adults.
The death rate due to it is constantly rising in America, Africa and Latin countries.
It has become one of the major reasons of absenteeism from school in the US.
It leads to 2 million emergency room visits and amounts up to 5,000 deaths every year in the USA alone.
Asthma is a chronic disease, which directly affects your airways. The airways are the tubes carrying air in and out of your lungs. Asthma is caused by inflammation and subsequent constriction of your airway. The condition is characterized by an instantaneous reaction by the airways in response to various triggers or allergens and substances.
During an asthma attack, the airway gets inflamed and restricts the airflow to the lungs. It directly effects your breathing and leaves you short of breath. It makes you wheeze and you can experience chest tightness. During an asthma attack the production of mucus by airway cells increases and it further causes obstruction in the air flow through tubes....