Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. Your air passages inflame and it causes a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to your lungs. An asthma attack is a sudden worsening of asthma symptoms caused by the tightening of muscles around your airways. During the asthma attack, the lining of the airways also becomes swollen or inflamed and thicker mucus is produced. It can be triggered by allergens, exercise, smoke, pollution, or airway infections. If your asthma is severe it can limit what you do. There are two types, exercise induced and allergy induced asthma. Exercise induced is triggered by playing sports, working out and any other type of exertion. Allergy induced causes you to be more sensitive to having an asthma attack
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The earliest recorded reference to asthma was found in China in 2600 BC. Until 1960 there was no treatment or cure.
Problems With Asthma Asthma can affect what you do sports wise. When doing activities with running or any other exertion you are very likely to have an asthma attack. You also need to carry an inhaler wherever you go especially when exercising. At nighttime and morning is usually when asthma is the worst. So for some people it may be hard to fall asleep when you can't breathe that well and it can also cause them to not be able to talk as well. There are some jobs or sports such as a woodworker, pet owner, or any sport, that asthma has an affect on.
Statistics
The number of people with asthma continues to grow. One in 12 people :about 25 million, or 8% of the U.S. population: had asthma in 2009, compared with 1 in 14 :about 20 million, or 7%: in 2001. More than half (53%) of people with asthma had an asthma attack in 2008. More children (57%) than adults (51%) had an attack. 185 children and 3,262 adults died from asthma in 2007. About 1 in 10 children (10%) had asthma and 1 in 12 adults (8%) had asthma in 2009. An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with 250,000 annual deaths from the disease. It is estimated that the number of people with asthma will grow by more than 100 million by 2025. Asthma costed the US about $3,300 per person with asthma each year from 2002
The earliest recorded reference to asthma was found in China in 2600 BC. Until 1960 there was no treatment or cure.
Problems With Asthma Asthma can affect what you do sports wise. When doing activities with running or any other exertion you are very likely to have an asthma attack. You also need to carry an inhaler wherever you go especially when exercising. At nighttime and morning is usually when asthma is the worst. So for some people it may be hard to fall asleep when you can't breathe that well and it can also cause them to not be able to talk as well. There are some jobs or sports such as a woodworker, pet owner, or any sport, that asthma has an affect on.
Statistics
The number of people with asthma continues to grow. One in 12 people :about 25 million, or 8% of the U.S. population: had asthma in 2009, compared with 1 in 14 :about 20 million, or 7%: in 2001. More than half (53%) of people with asthma had an asthma attack in 2008. More children (57%) than adults (51%) had an attack. 185 children and 3,262 adults died from asthma in 2007. About 1 in 10 children (10%) had asthma and 1 in 12 adults (8%) had asthma in 2009. An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with 250,000 annual deaths from the disease. It is estimated that the number of people with asthma will grow by more than 100 million by 2025. Asthma costed the US about $3,300 per person with asthma each year from 2002