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Science Su Yardimci 4-8-11 =ASTHMA=

Asthma comes from the Greek word “asthma” that means pant or breath. Asthma is caused by airways getting inflamed or swollen. Nobody knows why but most of the causes are as follows: pollen, pets, mold, dust, and inhaling cold dry air. All of these harmful things can get in the lungs and irritate. Also if the parents had it, is a 90% chance that the child will have it. The treatment depends on the age, size, and symptoms. The most common treatment is the inhaler. The inhaler contains medicine that asthma patients breath in. You must breath in a certain amount so you will get treated well. If you breath in too much medicine, then you might get really sick. The symptoms contain the following: Severe shortness in breath, coughing or fingernails turning blue. Some people describe the pain as a punch in the chest. Not all people have the same symptoms but these are the most common. Although this is a severe disease, currently there is no cure for it. Asthma affects two kids in every ten kids. This means, in average public school classroom, there might be four kids who might have asthma. Asthma mostly occurs in middle school aged kids. That means, a lot of people might have severe asthma attacks between ages 11 to 14.



= resources are mayocllinic.com, kidshealth.org, and dictionary.com =