Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen.
Although there is no proven way to predict which children will develop asthma, studies have identified certain predictors for asthma in children:
• Diagnosed allergies, including skin and food allergies or allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
• A family history of allergies or asthma
• Prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke
• Obesity
• Living in an area with high air pollution
• Diagnosed allergies, including skin and food allergies or allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
• A family history of allergies or asthma
• Prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke
• Obesity
• Living in an area with high air pollution
Many things can cause asthma, including
- Allergens - mold, pollen, animals
- Irritants - cigarette smoke, air pollution
- Weather - cold air, changes in weather
- Exercise
- Infections - flu, common cold
There are some treatment for children who have asthma.For examples
- Treat inflammation in the airways, usually with daily medication, to prevent asthma attacks
- Use short-acting drugs to treat asthma attacks
- Avoid or minimize the effect of asthma triggers
- Maintain normal activity levels
- Include the adolescent in creating and managing a treatment plan
