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7             Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about asthma and death from asthma.
Meaning of asthma
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, asthma:
(a)          means a chronic disorder of the airways that is characterised by variable and recurring symptoms, variable airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and an underlying inflammation; and
(b)          includes reactive airways dysfunction syndrome.
             Note 1: Symptoms of asthma include intermittent shortness of breath, chest tightness, cough and wheezing.
             Note 2: In general, airflow obstruction is at least partially reversible, although it may become irreversible in long-standing, severe asthma.
            Note 3: reactive airways dysfunction syndrome is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
Death from asthma
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, asthma, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's asthma.
            Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.