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Asthma By: Waylan Clark
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Asthma Asthma is a disease that cause the air passage ways in the lungs to narrow out.
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Different types There are different types of asthma allergy induced asthma, and just regular asthma.
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Being diagnosed A lot of people may think they have asthma, but there is no way you will know unless you go to a doctor and they tell you.
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Population In the U.S. there are about twenty-two million people that have asthma and about six million of them are children.
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Symptoms The symptoms of asthma are shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, pain, pressure, and coughing.
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Causes Some things that can cause an asthma attack are chemicals, allergies, and respiratory infections.
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Treatments Some of the treatments of asthma are inhalers, pills and there are machines that can give you a certain amount of chemicals.
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Asthma I decided to do my research paper on this because I think it is important and controls a lot of peoples lives, and also because I have asthma.
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Resources ProAirHFA. Web. 15 Mar. 2012.. http://www.proairhfa.com/asthma/diagnosing-asthma.aspx "All About Asthma." Triggers of Asthma / Allergy and Asthma. Web. 15 Mar. 2012.. http://www.asthmanewstoday.com/en/allaboutasthma/triggers.html BARTECCHI, CARL. chieftain.com. Pueblo Chieftain, Web. 29 Apr. 2012. http://www.chieftain.com/life/local/asthma-attacks-can-be-tamed- with-meds/article_5df59126-8b4a-11e1-ad48-001a4bcf887a.html. http://www.chieftain.com/life/local/asthma-attacks-can-be-tamed- with-meds/article_5df59126-8b4a-11e1-ad48-001a4bcf887a.html http://www.chieftain.com/life/local/asthma-attacks-can-be-tamed- with-meds/article_5df59126-8b4a-11e1-ad48-001a4bcf887a.html What is DULERA." dulera.com. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. http://dulera.com/mometasone_formoterol/dulera/consumer/what_is_duler a.jsp?WT.mc_id=DU067&MTD=2. http://dulera.com/mometasone_formoterol/dulera/consumer/what_is_duler a.jsp?WT.mc_id=DU067&MTD=2 http://dulera.com/mometasone_formoterol/dulera/consumer/what_is_duler a.jsp?WT.mc_id=DU067&MTD=2 Lets talk about symbicort." mysymicort.com. Dec. 2011. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. http://www.mysymbicort.com/asthma/control- medicine.aspx?source=20010&WT.mc_id=SYM_08_GOOPS_AT&umedi um=Paid%20Search&uadpub=Google&ucreative=Asthma%20Treatment &ucampaign=Asthma%20Unbranded&pkw=treatment%20and%20asthma http://www.mysymbicort.com/asthma/control- medicine.aspx?source=20010&WT.mc_id=SYM_08_GOOPS_AT&umedi um=Paid%20Search&uadpub=Google&ucreative=Asthma%20Treatment &ucampaign=Asthma%20Unbranded&pkw=treatment%20and%20asthmahttp://www.mysymbicort.com/asthma/control- medicine.aspx?source=20010&WT.mc_id=SYM_08_GOOPS_AT&umedi um=Paid%20Search&uadpub=Google&ucreative=Asthma%20Treatment &ucampaign=Asthma%20Unbranded&pkw=treatment%20and%20asthma
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