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Assess Your Awareness of Asthma

What do Ludwig van Beethoven and John F. Kennedy have in common? Asthma. Inflamed airways cause asthma and its recurrent or chronic breathing problems. See how much you know about this disease by taking the following quiz.

1. Asthma is the leading cause of chronic illness in children. When does it usually show up?
2. Asthma symptoms:
3. Asthma triggers include:
4. Proper asthma management includes:
5. Children with asthma should:
Publication Source: Health and You magazine
Online Source: Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=8&sub=16&cont=44
Online Source: American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22782
Online Source: Merck Manuals Online Library http://www.merck.com/mmhe/print/sec23/ch274/ch274b.html
Online Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html
Online Editor: Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer: Carson-DeWitt, Rosalyn MD
Online Medical Reviewer: Foster, Sara M. RN, MPH
Online Medical Reviewer: Horan, Richard Francis MD
Date Last Reviewed: 3/4/2010
Date Last Modified: 11/10/2008
 
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