Childhood Asthma Symptoms

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Childhood asthma:
In children during asthma the lungs and airways becomes easily irritated when have contact with some certain triggers for instance inhaling pollen or any kinds of respiratory infection.
Asthma in children can cause troublesome daily symptoms that inhibit with play, school, sport and their sleep. in some cases, unmanaged asthma can cause asthma attacks.
Asthma in children is not different from adult but face with it need more attention it leading the cause of emergency room visits, miss school days and hospitalizations, unfortunately this disease can’t be cured in children and in some cases symptoms can continue into adulthood.
Common childhood asthma symptoms include:
- Frequent and intermittent coughing
- Wheezing

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