What Are the Different Asthma Effects?
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease which affects the respiratory tract and lungs. The underlying cause of asthma is not well understood; what is known is that the airways of people with asthma are unusually sensitive to irritants such as tobacco smoke, fumes from cleaning products, environmental pollution, mold, dust, and animal hair or dander. For some people, stress, exercise, and certain types of medication may trigger an asthma attack. Chronic asthma effects include wheezing, coughing, and breathing problems. These asthma symptoms become worse when an acute attack occurs. During an acute asthma attack, exposure to a trigger causes severe inflammation of the airways. This inflammation occurs because the immune system has mounted a defense to the trigger. As the inflammation continues, the airways swell, making breathing more difficult. The person having the attack may also experience asthma effects such as coughing and wheezing, chest pain, a feeling of tightness in the chest,
