Topic: Lungs

Why Asthma Can Happen to Us

By: Mohamad Alif Ramadan

Student number: 17711126

a. Introduction
Asthma is one of chronic disease that cause from chronic inflammation and
it’s associated with airway hyperresponsiveness (will be triggered by viruses,
allergens, or maybe exercise (Quirt, Hildebrand, Mazza, Noya, & Kim, 2018).
Asthma is most common pediatric disease and affects 6 million children in the United
States (Lampkin et al., 2016).
b. Content
The pathogenesis of asthma have many causes, such as viral infection, allergy,
and allergen exposure. Firstly, the viral infection that causes asthma is rhinovirus
(RV). Secondly, the RV infection will sensitize and influence inflammation response.
Thirdly, allergen exposure happens on 80% of children and more often indoor
allergen will cause asthma (Castillo et al., 2018).
c. Conclusion
Asthma have many causes include viral infection, allergy, and allergen
exposures. They will influence the inflammation response such as IFNα and IgE, then
lead asthma exacerbation and more often following with wheezing.
d. Closing
According to this aticle, i am as a writer recommend you to keep your healthy,
eat healthy foods, and exercise everyweek min. 3 times with 30 minutes every
session. It will keep you away from diseases, one of them is asthma. If you have
asthma, always prepare salbutamole (with doctor’s prescription).
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A. (2016). Asthma Review for Pharmacists Provoiding Asthma Education, 21(5).
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