Asthma

From the Series USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders

  • Interest Level: Grade 6 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 8

More than twenty million people in the United States suffer from asthma, a disease of the lungs. In fact, asthma is the most common serious chronic disease among American children. Any person at any age can be affected by asthma, but more cases have been linked to factors such as increased air pollution, exposure to tobacco smoke, and childhood obesity. “Without preventive treatments and lifestyle adjustments, asthma . . . can be a serious, even deadly disease,” reports USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper. Fortunately, if a person is diagnosed properly, asthma symptoms can be managed.

In this book, you will read case studies of people with asthma and how they handle the disease. Also included is up-to-date information about the common symptoms of asthma, how it is diagnosed, risk factors associated with the disease, and different forms of treatment. All of these facts can help you learn about the disease and what can be done if you or someone close to you has asthma.

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978-0-7613-7287-5
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Interest Level Grade 6 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 8
Genre Science, Young Adult
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Twenty-First Century Books ™
Language English
Publication Date 2011-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS YAN024030, YAN050010
Dewey 616.2'38
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Source notes, Table of contents, Websites, and eSource