Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways making breathing difficult for millions of Americans (NIH, 2014). Asthma has no specific cause but many researchers believe it to occur of a combination of genetics and environmental factors. Asthma usually occurs in early childhood but is not limited to only children it can also develop in adulthood. Merced County has about 56,000 children and adults who have been diagnosed with this condition (CDPH, 2016). Asthma affects 1 in 11 children and 1 in 12 adults nationally. That is an estimated 7 million children and 18.7 million adults (CDC, 2015). Notably asthma affects many children and adults both in the Merced County and nationwide.
Symptoms
Symptoms of asthma can be …show more content…
There is a higher chance of asthma affecting the children than it affects the adult population. In Merced County there is a significant amount of both children and adults when being compared to California and national numbers. This could be because of the geographical location that Merced County is in. Researchers suggest that a mixture of genetics and environmental factors cause asthma therefore could be the answer as to why the numbers in Merced County were so
Symptoms
Symptoms of asthma can be …show more content…
There is a higher chance of asthma affecting the children than it affects the adult population. In Merced County there is a significant amount of both children and adults when being compared to California and national numbers. This could be because of the geographical location that Merced County is in. Researchers suggest that a mixture of genetics and environmental factors cause asthma therefore could be the answer as to why the numbers in Merced County were so