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Health Encyclopedia: Causes Of Childhood Asthma
- Causes of Childhood Asthma
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Childhood Asthma Prognosis
- Childhood Asthma Risk Factors
- Symptoms of Childhood Asthma
- Childhood Asthma Diagnosis
Causes
Asthma occurs in about 5 million American children . Each year about 200,000 of them are hospitalized. It 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.
General Causes of Asthma
The mechanisms that cause asthma are complex and vary among population groups and even individuals. For example, asthma in children is highly associated with allergies. However, only ...
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Adult Asthma Causes
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Medications
...serious interactions may occur: high doses of aspirin and related drugs (salicylates) ... Read more »
...serious interactions may occur: high doses of aspirin and related drugs (salicylates) ... Read more »
...serious interactions may occur: high doses of aspirin and related drugs (salicylates) ... Read more »
...serious interactions may occur: high doses of aspirin and related drugs (salicylates) ... Read more »
...labels on all your medicines because they may contain aspirin or aspirin-like NSAIDs (e.g.,... Read more »
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