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Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Environmental Public Health Air Quality |
Asthma is Serious.
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood. About one-tenth of the children in
the United States have asthma or will have at least
one attack. Many children have to miss school
because of these attacks. Serious attacks can send a child
to the hospital. An asthma attack can be
frightening and dangerous. It also limits a child's ability to
play, participate in sports, or be a part of other activities.
If any member of the family has or had asthma, the chances are other family members will also have asthma. Both the number and seriousness of asthma attacks have increased in recent years.
Pollutants in the Home Can Trigger Asthma Attacks.
Even in very clean homes, certain things in the air can cause a child, or an adult, to have an asthma attack. Some of these triggers are obvious; some are not often associated with asthma. These asthma triggers include:
Not everyone will react to the same cause in the same way. Some things will cause an asthma attack in one person but not in another. In addition, other events can cause asthma attacks. These events include emotional stresses or sudden changes in humidity or temperature.
You Can Reduce Risk.
While you probably will not be able to completely end asthma attacks, you can do things to reduce how often they occur and how serious they are.
Your children's health is in your hands.
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