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Asthma Care: Your guide to managing asthma
… gets through. These three things can cause wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing. If your asthma is not under control, these can get worse over time. Fortunately, there … zone of your asthma action plan. Emergency signs include: • Rescue medication is not working • Breathing is faster or harder and keeps getting worse • Nose opens wider (flares) • Skin between … -
Wisconsin Asthma Program: Guide to Asthma-Friendly Schools 2015
… of Asthma in Wisconsin, 2013 Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways making breathing difficult. Asthma can cause episodes of chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, and … reduce side effects, and eliminate the need to coordinate pressing the aerosol inhaler and breathing in at the same time. These devices are pictured below. It is best practice that the … non-allergic asthma are the same and include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath or rapid breathing, and chest tightness. Allergic asthma is triggered by inhaled substances such as dust … -
Work-Related Asthma In Wisconsin
… 2008). In Wisconsin, dust, smoke, fumes, chemicals, and vapors are often cited as making breathing difficult at work. W hile exposures to allergens contributing to asthma exacerbations … or equipment failure. In RADS, workers usually develop asthma symptoms, such as diffi culty breathing, and wheezing, within 24 hours of an exposure event such as an unscheduled chemical … more than 50 % of the respondents identified dust, smoke and fumes as responsible for making breathing dif ficult in 13 their place of work. Others reported that physical conditions such as … -
Asthma: What Is It?
… Asthma is a disease that affects a person’s breathing and can reduce the body’s ability to get oxygen to the lungs. With asthma, the inner … -
Controlling Asthma In The Home: A Guideline For Landlords and Tenants
… of Environmental and Occupational Health P-45108 (11/08) A chronic lung disease that causes breathing problems: Airways get narrow• Muscles around airways tighten• Thick, yellow mucous is … -
Environmental Public Health Tracking: Glossary of Terms
… the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Asthma - A disease that affects a person’s breathing and may restrict the ability to get oxygen to the lungs. For people with asthma, the … portal, users can view some data topics by ethnicity. Exposure - Contact with a substance by breathing it, eating or drinking it, or having it absorb through the skin. Acute exposures last a … -
Environmental Public Health Tracking: Asthma Data
… Asthma is a disease that affects a person’s breathing and may limit their ability to get fresh air to their lungs. Wisconsin Tracking … data Frequently asked questions What is asthma? Asthma is a disease that affects a person’s breathing and can make it hard to get oxygen to their lungs. For people with asthma, the inside … causes of asthma are not entirely understood. However, specific triggers are known to cause breathing problems for people with asthma. More information about asthma is available from the … -
Health Disparities in Wisconsin Hospitalizations for Asthma
… of breath that can limit an individual’s ability to bring oxygen into the lungs, making breathing difficult.1 While asthma cannot be cured, it can be controlled by self-management …