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Asthma affects the lungs and you can't ‘catch’ Asthma from other people.
An ‘Asthma attack’ or 'flare up' happens when the lungs react very strongly and inappropriately to certain ‘triggers’, which cause the airways to become narrow and inflamed, making it hard to breath.
Asthma attacks can range from mild to severe depending on how bad the symptoms are. An Asthmatic attack can lead to death, so it's important to take them seriously.
There are some common triggers that often cause people to have Asthma attacks. They include: sudden changes in the weather, dust, pollen, furry animals and pets, smoke, exercise, and fragrances.
It's very important that people who have Asthma do not smoke and that adults never smoke around children!
Asthma is treated with different types of medicines like inhalers, liquids or pills. Some medicines are used to stop symptoms quickly and should only be used once in a while (“relievers”); others are used to stop symptoms over a longer period of time (“preventers”). Almost all children with Asthma use an inhaler with a device called a ‘spacer.’
Every child with Asthma should have a personalised Asthma action plan which indicates what medicines the child should use at home each day, what warning symptoms to watch out for, what other medications to give a child whose symptoms are getting worse and when to take the child to hospital, or call an ambulance.
Asthma that's not treated with the right medicines can prevent children from doing normal activities, like playing. It may make the children miss school and it also damages their lungs.
Most children with Asthma are able to live normal lives and many even grow out of Asthma.
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