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World Asthma Day

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π‘¨π’”π’•π’‰π’Žπ’‚.......𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 411 Today is World Asthma Day and its all about raising awareness on asthma  𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’π’Žπ’† 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔 πŸ“it is a non communicable disease (not transmissible from person to person) πŸ“it is a chronic disease (lasts for a long time) that affects lungs πŸ“not curable but can be managed to reduce and prevent asthma attacks  πŸ“can be life threatening  πŸ“can be triggered by smoke, allergens, intense workouts, pollutants... π‘Ίπ’šπ’Žπ’‘π’•π’π’Žπ’” 🟒breathlessness  🟒wheezing  🟒coughing  🟒feeling tightness in the chest/pressure in the chest/pain in the chest 🟒difficulty in making a full sentence  The idea behind managing asthma is to control symptoms.  π‘¨π’”π’•π’‰π’Žπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’„? πŸ₯know your triggers and avoid them πŸ₯recognize symptoms early before they worsen πŸ₯take your meds as prescribed  πŸ₯carry your inhaler always  There are sad stories of people who have died as a result of an asth...