Few things are scarier than watching your child wheeze and pant due to asthma, an inflammatory disease of the lungs that is very common in children. Approximately 25 million Americans have asthma and about 1 in every 10 children in the United States has asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1) . The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology states that asthma is the most common chronic illness in childhood, accounting for 13.8 million missed school days each year. It also accounts for 14.2 million lost work days for adults (2) .In children suffering from asthma, the lungs and airways become easily inflamed when exposed to triggers like inhaling airborne pollen or catching a cold or another respiratory infection . The underlying cause of asthma in children is not fully known. However, an overly sensitive immune system has a major role. Some other factors that can lead to this condition are some types of airway infect...
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