Asthma

Asthma is a disease where the airways of a patient become inflammed (by an immune respose to a non-toxic stimulus) and thus causes obstruction in the airways. Asthma can be triggered by a variety of factors, commonly an enviromental stimulus such as smoke inhallation, cold air and traffic fumes. Asthma attacks are a widely known symptom of the disease where the patient has a rapid swelling of the lungs causing wheezing, difficulty breathing and a sense of panic in the patient.

Prevention

Asthma is easily treated using an inhalor. An inhalor is a small device which the patient places in the mouth, pushes to release the contents and inhales in the drug.