What causes asthma?

Question

What causes asthma i dont mean triggers i mean like if your asian or something. Or is it just heredity that gives people asthma?

Answer 1

Stupidity.

Answer 2

Our immune system is our main fighter against anything foreign in our bodies. It protects us from diseases by recognizing and eliminating and removing that foreign material from our bodies. Introduction to a variety of chemicals can affect our system badly and put us at risk for illness and disease. Allergies are caused by an over sensitive immune system which leads to a misdirected immune response. Our immune system should protect our bodies against harmful substances like viruses and bacteria. When the body has an allergic reaction it's our bodies immune system reacting to some substance or allergy which is generally harmless to most people and will not cause an immune response. Allergies (including asthma) however are abnormal inflammatory responses of the immune system to dust, pollen, a food or some other substance. Those that involve an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE) occurs immediately or within an hour. Reactions may include coughing, sneezing, runny nose, hives, diarrhea, facial swelling, shortness of breath, a swollen tongue, difficulty swallowing, lowered blood pressure, excessive perspiration, fainting, anaphylactic shock or even death. There are some great Natural asthma treatments that may help you with your asthma better than what you're using now. I'm by no means a medical doctor, and I'm not recommending you stop what your taking now, and before using any medications natural or otherwise, consult with your doctor first.

Answer 3

Asthma is a physiological problem. It has nothing to do with ethnicity, race, sex or what country you live in. However, your econmical status and the population of the area you live in may affect the possibility of developing asthma. For example: If you live in a city of 1.5 million people with high traffic congestion and you live in the low income section you have a high chance of developing asthma or if you work in the inner city than if you lived in the higher income with the larger yards, better home ventilation, and most likely worked outside of the inner city.

Asthma is generally caused by environmental factors but can also be a physical problem started at birth by disorders such as brochopulmonary dysphasia or other infantile diseases.

Answer 4

there is a hereditary component, but, asthma is caused by chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract, and that can come from a great many different environmental factors.

Answer 5

Sometimes it is heriditary however in my city it is environmental because we have 2 major chemical plants.

Answer 6

it's genetic, u get it when ur born.

Answer 7

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