EFFECTS+by+helen+and+jennifer

=What are the effects of asthma? =  Firstly, a fun and descriptive video (cannot be embedded) at [], which details the occurrences during an asthma attack.

A person with asthma experiences coughing, wheezing, a feeling of tightness in the chest, and difficulty breathing during asthma episodes, or attacks. Asthma attacks occur periodically when a person reacts to a trigger*. This is due to their inflamed and restricted airways that fill up with mucus. When an attack happens, the airways narrow and the lungs receive less air, so people can die from severe asthma attacks from a lack of oxygen in their organs. Even when a person with asthma is not experiencing an attack, their airways are swollen, sore, and very sensitive. []  Although asthma is a very common disease in children and adults alike, it can still have very severe and possibly fatal effects. Especially, being a teenager that experiences asthma, the concern for those who suffer from these symptoms is very high.

 QUIZ QUESTION: What is an asthma attack, or episode? =|| CAUSE || HOME || TREATMENT || PREVENTION || CHOICE || NOTES || = =MLA || =
 * Asthma triggers are detailed in our page about causes of asthma.