Managing the Stress of Asthma can be devastating for the people and their families who are affected with the lifelong disease. Many people who have been diagnosed with asthma feel distressed frustrated, and very scared. Today, approximately 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with 250,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease. It is estimated that the number of people with asthma will grow by more than 100 million by 2025. It is one of this world’s most common and costly diseases. There is no cure for asthma, but asthma can be managed with proper prevention and treatment.
Why Are So Many Kids Getting Asthma?
No one really knows the exact reasons why more and more children are developing asthma. Asthma is very common in the UK, affecting 5.2 million people. Many of them are kids. It is about the same amount as the population of Scotland and the United States! Some experts suggest that children spend too much time indoors and are exposed to more and more dust, air pollution, and secondhand smoke. Some suspect that children are not exposed to enough childhood illnesses to direct the attention of their immune system to bacteria and viruses.
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