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Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. That makes them very sensitive, and they may react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. When your airways react, they get narrower and your lungs get less air.

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  1. Asthma (National Library of Medicine)  
    Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html - Health Topics
  2. Asthma in Children (National Library of Medicine)  
    Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthmainchildren.html - Health Topics
  3. Asthma Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)  
    X-Plain Asthma Reference Summary Introduction Asthma is a common disease of the lungs, affecting millions of Americans. This patient education reference summary will help you better understand its ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/asthma/htm/index.htm - Videos and Tutorials
  4. Asthma - children 
    Pediatric asthma; Asthma - pediatric ... Asthma is caused by swelling in the airways. When an asthma attack occurs, the muscles around the ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000990.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Asthma: 3 Steps to Better Asthma Control (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Asthma Basics In-Depth Multimedia Expert Answers Resources What's New Reprints A single copy of this article may be reprinted for personal, noncommercial use only. Asthma treatment: 3 steps to better asthma control By ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/.../asthma-treatment/AS00011/METHOD=print - External Health Links
  6. Asthma: Limit Asthma Attacks Caused by Colds or Flu (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Asthma attack Basics In-Depth Multimedia Expert Answers Resources What's New Reprints A single copy of this ... may be reprinted for personal, noncommercial use only. Asthma: Limit asthma attacks caused by colds or flu ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/health/asthma/AS00024/METHOD=print - External Health Links
  7. Occupational asthma 
    Asthma - occupational exposure; Irritant-induced reactive airways disease ... Many substances in the workplace can cause occupational asthma. The most common triggers are wood dust, grain ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000110.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Asthma 
    Bronchial asthma ... Asthma is caused by inflammation in the airways. When an asthma attack occurs, the muscles surrounding the airways become ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000141.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Treating Asthma in Children under 5 (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    ... be reprinted for personal, noncommercial use only. Treating asthma in children under 5 By Mayo Clinic staff ... share your e-mail address Sign up Treating asthma in children under 5 Asthma in children under ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/.../AS00034/METHOD=print - External Health Links
  10. Asthma Easy-to-Read (Food and Drug Administration)  
    ... Take Time to Care Program Women's Health Topics - Asthma Full Color PDF About 17 million Americans have ... well. How do I know if I have asthma? Symptoms of asthma may include: coughing wheezing shortness ...
    www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/ucm118497.htm - External Health Links
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