Asthma is one of the leading causes of absences from work and school. About 26 million Americans experience the symptoms of asthma. In the last ten years, the population of asthmatic people increased by 15%. Records show that young boys are twice as likely to have asthma than a girl. There has not been a scientific reason behind why that is true. Asthma is a chronic disease involving the bronchial tubes in the lungs. When having an asthma attack, the airways in the lungs are inflamed and become swollen…
Asthma Asthma is a chronic lung disease that irritates and narrows the respiratory airways. This lung disease is not limited to any specific age group, as it affects people of all ages, but it does begin developing in the childhood stage. Around 25 million Americans currently live with asthma, with a third of these people being children.¹ Living with this condition is a responsibility that the affected person must carry. Asthma is not considered to be a life threatening condition by most, but there…
Asthma affects an estimated 300 million individuals worldwide. Annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated 250,000 asthma deaths worldwide (Morris, 2015). Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory problems affecting adults and children in Jamaica and is a significant public health problem. In an article published by The Gleaner, it alluded to the increase in the number of asthma cases between 2007 and 2008. According to Hunter (2011), 19,647 cases of asthma were seen in…