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According to health experts, some people may have a hereditary predisposition to asthma, while some people are at risk of developing it over time.
Updated : Feb 05, 2023, 03:59 PM IST | Edited by : Shweta Singh
Asthma is one of the serious respiratory problems on the rise globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the year 2019, asthma affected an estimated 262 million people and caused 4.55 lakh deaths. In India too, this figure is increasing year by year. About 6% of children and 2% of adults in the country's total population have asthma problems.
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According to health experts, some people may have a hereditary predisposition to asthma, while some people are at risk of developing it over time. Various lifestyle risk factors can increase the risk of asthma to a great extent.
In asthma, your airways become narrow and swollen, causing excess mucus to be produced. This can make breathing difficult and cause a cough, a whistling sound (wheezing) when you exhale. Some things in daily life aggravate the problem of asthma. To avoid this problem of shortness of breath, all people should keep avoiding its risk factors.
Learn here about 10 such reasons, which causes asthma attack.