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Asthma affects human of all ages. They
are more prevalent among the children than adults and they do not
discount the skin color and religion. Asthma affects nearly 1 in every
10 person in America. They can be inherited in the family tree.
Although it is difficult to predict
exactly who will get asthma, certain factors may make some people more
prone to develop asthma the others.
Factors That Cause Asthma:
Asthma tends to run in families that are
prone to allergies. A family that has some kind of asthma, eczema, hay
fever or allergic rhinitis are more prone to develop asthma. According
to a research, asthma is more common than it used to be. It could be
due to changes in our surrounding environment such as air pollution.
Exposure to toxic chemical fumes also contribute to the cause.
Why Is The Cause Of Asthma Doubled
Over The Last Century?
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Asthma is diagnosed more often than it
used to be. As a nation, we are more aware of our health aware of our
health and well being and this may be helping to bring asthma into the
focus. This influx of data provide some extra figures to the known
patients.
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We are generally in better health than we
used to be. Children who do not get too many colds and other infections
may have under worked their immune system which may subsequently
overreact to harmless irritants such as pollen. This may cause asthma.
This theory is known as hygiene hypothesis.
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Endotoxin is a poison produced by some
types of bacteria that live in dusts. They can make asthma more worse
when inhaled. There are some conclusions made about letting children
expose to endotoxin at an early age to protect them against asthma in
future. The data revealed that rural people who operate farms and close
to animals are less likely to develop allergies and asthma.
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Our homes are not well ventilated compare
to the last century. We live in more enclosed home than we used to be.
In a survey done by a group of University students, our enclosed home
air is more polluted than the air from a busy street.
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Our diet has changed. We consume more
farmed products than wild products. More processed food than natural
food. More artificial additives than natural flavors.
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The abundantly use of household cleaning
agent in our home are a reservoir of toxin waiting to unleashed into
our airways.
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Our air conditioned car is also
contributing to the cause of asthma by circulating the chemical
unleashed by plastic components inside our car during hot weather.
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Our house paints and furniture are a
major contributor to unhealthy air quality.
It is very clear that causes of asthma
are due to industrialization of economy to some extend. With some
preventive and knowledge, we might be able to reduce the asthma attack
and asthma allergy to a certain extend.
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