Asthma+Overview

[|aafa.org] June,2005 Asthma is a disease of the lungs causes inflamed airways which causes breathing difficulty. Asthma affects Twenty-million Americans. You are born with the asthma gene meaning that it is definitively genetic. This means the only cause for asthma is your family. So without a specific cause something has to trigger those symptoms. Many things that you eat or inhale can trigger asthma. Sometimes things such as dust mites, pollens, molds, pet dander, and even cockroach droppings can all cause asthma symptoms to come. Scientist and Doctors can still work to prevent, treat and cure asthma. With the right medicine like an inhaler is managed properly you can still live a normal life. Alittle March 19, 2010