Asthma, sometimes called bronchial asthma, is a disorder that characterized by twitchy airways also known as hyperreactivity and inflammation in the lungs (Marks, Pearce, Strachan, & Asher, n.d.). The airways that carry air to and from the lungs become narrow and swell and produce extra mucus ("Asthma Facts and Figures | AAFA.org," n.d.). Due to the swelling and inflammation, the airways become hypersensitive because of poor air quality, allergens, and strenuous activities, which trigger asthmatic symptoms (Peter Crosta, 2007). Symptoms of asthma include breathing complications, wheezing, coughing, and tightness the in chest (Marks, Pearce, Strachan, & Asher, n.d.). Some people may experience stronger symptoms during physical activity or at nighttime. Asthma attacks can be fatal when airways are blocked and oxygen fails to enter the lungs.
Asthma is an incurable, but treatable chronic disease that affects mostly children with 334 million people worldwide and 25.7 million people in the United States ("CDC - Asthma," n.d.). Children can outgrow asthma in their teens if asthma symptoms develop before the age of seven. However, asthmatic symptoms may return anytime, even during adulthood. With a combination of genetics and exposures to poor air quality, children are …show more content…
Researchers have developed a hypothesis called "Hygiene Hypothesis" due to the concerning rising prevalence rate in children. The theory suggests that children may develop asthma due to the excessive hygiene and sanitation in the Western lifestyle, which cause a lack of early childhood exposure to infectious agents, microorganisms, and parasites. The lack of exposure causes young children’s immune system and increases the susceptibility to allergic disease by suppressing the natural development of the immune
Asthma is an incurable, but treatable chronic disease that affects mostly children with 334 million people worldwide and 25.7 million people in the United States ("CDC - Asthma," n.d.). Children can outgrow asthma in their teens if asthma symptoms develop before the age of seven. However, asthmatic symptoms may return anytime, even during adulthood. With a combination of genetics and exposures to poor air quality, children are …show more content…
Researchers have developed a hypothesis called "Hygiene Hypothesis" due to the concerning rising prevalence rate in children. The theory suggests that children may develop asthma due to the excessive hygiene and sanitation in the Western lifestyle, which cause a lack of early childhood exposure to infectious agents, microorganisms, and parasites. The lack of exposure causes young children’s immune system and increases the susceptibility to allergic disease by suppressing the natural development of the immune