In the United States, over 14 million people have this lung disease. One-third of them are children. Asthma is a lung disease that can be treated. For some, asthma causes only mild symptoms once in a while. For others, every day can be a struggle to breathe.
Some asthma attacks are just a bother, while others quickly become life-threatening.
When a disease is as unpredictable as asthma, it can be hard to understand and control. But, with proper education, millions of people with asthma lead full, active lives with little disruption of work, school, family, and social activities. Recurrent shortness of breath. Recurrent feeling of tightness in the chest. A cough that lasts for more than a week.