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The severity of symptoms can vary from person to person from mild to very severe. A person may experience only occasional severe episodes one time and then experience frequents mild episodes. According to the book, Living Well with Asthma, there are four main symptoms of an asthma attack. Since an attack can be so overwhelming and frightening, it may be difficult to know what's going on inside of a person’s body....   What it is Asthma? In other words, asthma is a condition in which the airways of the lungs become either narrowed or blocked. The results are usually temporary but they cause shortness of breath, breathing trouble, wheezing, coughing, and tightness in the chest. To know what it really feels like to have asthma, I would like everyone to pick up the straw that's on their desk and put it in their mouth as if they were using it to drink something. Then, pinch your nose. Try breathing for twenty seconds. A real attack can last up to more than 10 minutes and you are only doing it for 20 seconds. If we had more time, I would have the class go to a stairwell and have you run up and down and see what it is like to have asthma while doing other activities.  
  Asthma is a well-known disease that has many causes. With the illness of asthma life can sometimes feel suffocating and uneasy.
Asthma- is a chronic disease that affects your airways.
Causes of asthma: allergens, irritants, or other symptoms can cause asthma.
Living with asthma is an uneasy task.

Now hopefully you all know a little more about asthma and the causes thereof. Do understand that although asthma is a common disease it can be life threatening.

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