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Asthma Prognosis
- Asthma in Children and Adolescents - Prognosis
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Asthma affects about 7 million American children. Asthma has dramatically increased worldwide over the last few decades, in both developed and developing countries. Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness. About half of all cases of asthma develop before the age of 10, and about 80% of patients develop symptoms before they are 5 years old.
Gender
Among younger children, asthma develops twice as frequently in boys as in girls, but after puberty it is more common in girls.
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Prognosis for Adult Asthma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Allergic Rhinitis: Prognosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Quality of LifeAlthough allergic rhinitis is not considered a serious condition, it can interfere with many important aspects of life. Surveys of... Read more »
Pneumonia: Prognosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PrognosisBetween 5 and 10 million people get pneumonia in the United States each year, and more than 1 million people are hospitalized due to the... Read more »
Asthma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Bronchial asthma; Exercise-induced asthma Treatment The goal of treatment is to avoid the substances that trigger your symptoms and... Read more »
Occupational asthma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Asthma - occupational exposure; Irritant-induced reactive airways diseaseTreatmentAvoiding exposure to the substance that is causing your asthma is... Read more »
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