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Asthma is the number one chronic disease among children
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"Coughing, wheezing, gasping, drowning, struggling for every breath..."
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames the airways, narrows them and makes each breath progressively more difficult. It is a lung disease that can be deadly for both children and adults. Treatments can help, but we need a cure.
Asthma's Impact
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It is the #1 chronic disease
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It is the leading cause of hospitalization and missed school days
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It has increased by 72% nationally in the last 12 years
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One in five households has a child with asthma
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It is more prevalent among African American children
For more information about (Asthma/Lung Disease), please click here to visit Diseases A-Z.
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