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What is Asthma

Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory respiratory disease characterised by recurrent breathing problems. People with asthma suffer an asthma attack when the airways in the lungs constrict and become inflamed and clogged, which causes breathing difficulty. There may be tightness in the chest; as breathing becomes harder it may hurt and there may be coughing. The air moving in and out of the lungs may make a wheezing or whistling sound.

Asthma is a 21^st century

150 million asthma sufferers worldwide
5.1 million asthmatics in the UK
1 in 8 children and 1 in 13 adults suffer from asthma in the UK
UK has the highest incidence of childhood asthma in the world
Every 4 minutes in the UK a child suffering asthma is admitted to hospital
Cost of asthma to the UK is estimated to be £2 billion every year

Asthma varies a great deal from one person to another. Asthma symptoms range from mild to moderate to severe and can be life threatening. There are certain warning signs of an impending asthma attack. These can occur hours or days before audible wheezing begins. They vary from person to person, but include:

Light wheezing
Coughing pain
A tight feeling in the chest
Shortness of breath
Raised pulse rate
Restlessness

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