Asthma as a Respiratory Disorder

This article reviews causes, symptoms and genetic basis of asthma as well as the pharmaceutical therapies currently being practiced for its treatment. Asthma is a worldwide respiratory disorder characterized by recurring conditions of inflammation and the narrowing of respiratory passage ways termed as bronchoconstriction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, bronchospasm, chest tightening, shortness of breath, etc. About 300 million people suffer from asthma globally with 250,000 annual deaths attributed to asthma. In many populations, the main cause of an increased occurrence of asthma is the lac... Mehr ...