Asthma
Asthma, also called bronchial asthma, is a disease that affects your lungs. It’s a chronic (ongoing) condition, meaning it doesn’t go away and needs ongoing medical management.
Asthma affects more than 25 million people in the U.S. currently. This total includes more than 5 million children. Asthma can be life-threatening if you don’t get treatment.
What is an asthma attack?
When you breathe normally, muscles around your airways are relaxed, letting air move easily and quietly. During an asthma attack, three things can happen:
When your airways get tighter, you make a sound called wheezing when you breathe, a noise your airways make when you breathe out. You might also hear an asthma attack called an exacerbation or a flare-up. It’s the term for when your asthma isn’t controlled.
Treatment
Because most viral illnesses do not react to antibiotics, which are effective against bacteria, supportive care is the primary treatment for viral fevers. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and encourage recovery. The following are important therapeutic components:
Hospitalisation may be required in extreme cases, particularly for infections such as dengue or Ebola.