2. why?
My sister
Cousin
Me
As of 2010, 300 million people were
affected worldwide.
In 2009, asthma caused 250,000 deaths
globally.
3. Respiratory System
The respiratory system is the
operator of the whole body.
The lungs take in: the nose
inhales O2 and exhales CO2.
This makes our body pump
blood and nutrients all over
the body and brain and
function properly.
4. what is asthma?
Is an inflammatory disorder of the airways, which causes
attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness,
and coughing.
This affects the Respiratory system.
5. types of asthma
Exercise induced Asthma
Airway narrowing peaks five to 20 minutes after exercise begins, making it
difficult to catch your breath.
Allergies and Asthma
With allergic rhinitis, you may feel a constant runny nose, ongoing sneezing,
swollen nasal passages, excess mucus, weepy eyes, and a scratchy throat.
Cough-Variant Asthma
Cough-variant asthma is somewhat difficult to diagnose because the cough
may be the only symptom, and cough itself may appear to be bronchitis or
cough associated with postnasal drip.
6. Symptoms and Diagnosis
Symptoms:
Wheezing
Coughing
Chest tightness
Shortness of breath
Diagnosis:
• Wheezing—high-pitched whistling sounds when breathing out—especially in children. (Lack
of wheezing and a normal chest examination do not exclude asthma.)
• history of any of the following:
• Cough, worse particularly at night
• Recurrent wheeze
• Recurrent difficulty in breathing
• Recurrent chest tightness
• Prevent allergens and irritants.
7. origin
Caused by both genetic and environmental
factors
These factors influence how severe asthma is
and how well it responds to medication. The
interaction is complex and not fully
understood.
Asthma people have more allergic reactions.
8. Allergy
Allergy testing may be helpful to identify allergens in people with persistent
asthma. Common allergens include:
• Cockroach allergens
• Dust mites
• Molds
• Pet dander
• Pollens
• Cold
Common respiratory irritants include:
• Fumes from burning wood or gas
• Pollution
• Tobacco smoke
9. Causes
Symptoms occur or worsen in the presence of:
• Exercise
• Viral infection
• Animals with fur or hair
• House-dust mites (in mattresses, pillows, upholstered furniture, carpets)
• Mold
• Smoke (tobacco, wood)
• Pollen
• Changes in weather
• Strong emotional expression (laughing, stress or crying hard)
• Airborne chemicals or dusts
• Menstrual cycles
• Symptoms occur and worsen at night, awakening the patient
10. affecting the body
The body is affected with Asthma by:
the circulatory system not functioning properly and the natural pumping of
the heart would decrease because there is not much O2 passing in and the
circulation is affected.
not enough O2 is delivered (sometimes) to the brain and body which causes
serious damage to the body and brain and sometimes may cause death
(Asthma attack).
Asthma Attack - when your not able to breathe, and you have a airway
inflammation.
11. Treatments and cures
Asthma can be treated by medicines and treatments, and we can control the
airway inflammation, but over all asthma can’t be cured.
Medicines and Inhalers are given to reduce the symptoms and ease the irritation.
No cure.
12. Current Research
asthma on the rise theories:
more cleaners and disinfecting sprays and
etc. are maybe causing the kids at a young
age to have asthma.
more smokers in the present and future
(maybe) than the past.
drugs related also.
no cures found yet.
13. What did i Learn...
Types of Asthma's
Treatments
Causes and Symptoms
