1. Q: What is asthma?
A: Asthma is a long term lung disease. This disease inflames and narrows the air ways. Some asthma symptoms include chest tightness, wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing.
2. Q: Can anyone get asthma?
A: Asthma can effect anyone at any age, but it starts mostly during childhood.
3. Q: Can you outgrow of asthma?
A: As you get older there is a chance you can improve or even grow out of your asthma. It is more common for adults to outgrow asthma than teenagers.
4. Q: What should someone do if they have an asthma attack?
A: The person experiencing the attack should lay down and relax. The helper should take off any shirts, ties, chains, and accessories on the patient. If the asthma attack lasts longer than five minutes, the patients life may be under treat.
5. Q: Is asthma contagious?
A: Asthma is a non contagious disease.