Cough Mucus Asthma

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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways within the lungs that affects over 17 million people in the United States.

The lung is the main organ of the respiratory system and its main function is respiration (exchange of gases between the environment and the body). Air enters the nose where it is filtered, warmed and humidified. After passing through the trachea (windpipe), the air travels into the lungs through the bronchi (a system of branching airway tubes that become smaller as...

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Understanding Cough Variant Asthma

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Common asthma symptoms are not present People with CVA do not generally have other common symptoms of asthma, such as wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Children are commonly diagnosed with CVA CVA is especially common in...