Describe the airways in the lungs as the part of the respiratory system affected by asthma. Describe four signs and symptoms of an asthma episode such as coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, and chest tightness or chest pain. List four things that can make asthma worse such as exercise, cigarette or other tobacco smoke, pollens, animals, colds, flu, and cold air. Asthma cannot be caught like a cold. Some people develop the symptoms of asthma when they are very young, and others do not have the signs and symptoms of asthma for many years.
People can control their asthma and live active, healthy lives.
A condition resulting in symptoms such as sneezing, itchy eyes, and stuffy nose. People with allergies react to pollens, animals, and things in dust that don't cause a reaction in most people. Any event or series of events. An event or series of asthma symptoms which may include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing. The parts of the body involved with breathing.