Synonyms for asthma
ˈæz mə, ˈæs-asth·ma

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1. asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthmanoun

   respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

   Synonyms:
   bronchial asthma, asthma attack

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1. List of paraphrases for "asthma":

   asma, asthmatic

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1. Eszter Vamos:

   Research shows that in addition to severe chest infections, flu may also lead to heart attacks and strokes, most severe influenza complications occur in the elderly and people who suffer from long-term conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and asthma.

2. Cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell:

   The very young, the very old, and those with chronic diseases such as heart disease, lung disease, asthma and diabetes are much more susceptible than others.

3. Ujwala Kaza:

   An asthma attack is typically when a patient is experiencing symptoms of asthma difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, wheezingand coughing that may not be responsive to the usual rescue inhaler. First of all, make sure you sit the person down. Call for help. If they have not used their inhaler, find it for them and have them use it right away, early intervention can be the difference between life and death.

4. Ujwala Kaza:

   Yes, children tend to be more prone to asthma, in the U.S, there are 25 million patients with asthma and of these 7 million are children (and remember, a lot of the adults in that group of 25 million patients are people who had it as a child). Asthma is one of the most common chronic disease processes in children.

5. Andrew Vaughan:

   These recent findings may be a link between Type 2 inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, as well as nasal polyps, following a respiratory viral infection.