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Given how prevalent Asthma is among the western population, this is exceptional news. (1-in-10 to 1-in-5, according to the CDC). Is anyone better versed on the
by dijit 2y ago
Given how prevalent Asthma is among the western population, this is exceptional news. (1-in-10 to 1-in-5, according to the CDC).
Is anyone better versed on the causes, though? Prevention is better than cure after all- and much better than just treatment.
I’m curious if something in our environment is causing this, because you would presume that natural selection would have run its course on us, as without treatment I would certainly not have made it into adulthood.
- lr4444lr 2y agoIt's multifactorial. Lung (and all respiratory) epithelial tissue is amazingly delicate for something exposed to the open air.
- jesuslop 2y agoIt is an immune system overreaction causing inflammation causing then bronchial constriction and of more ramified aereal ducts reducing total air vol per breath. Inmune causes are routinely tested to be of allergic origin for external allergens and a test panel is common to be done measuring reaction to agents such as dust mitels, pollen, animal fur. Often one cannot pin a single cause. Bad air quality (smog) or cold can be triggrers, and contradictorially unusual physical effort demands can trigger it reducing O2 availability just when more is what the situation demands. It's a self-immune problem in the end, not that well understood.
- willcipriano 2y agoCured my asthma with cardio exercise and weight loss. Western populations are overweight and sedentary. Correlation isn't causation but seems like that has to be a major factor.