Asthma Research Paper

Imagine you are out to lunch one day with your son and someone lights up a cigarette. All of a sudden you notice that your child is not breathing properly, he begins to wheeze, and tells you that he feels like he cannot breathe, and his chest feels tight. You and your son are rush to the nearest emergency, where the doctors discovers that your son has just had an asthma attack triggered by the cigarette smoke. Asthma is condition that affects the lungs. The airways of the lungs swell and the muscles in surrounding airways tighten, leading to a decrease of the flow of air that is able to get to the lungs. Signs and symptoms of asthma include but are not limited to: shortness of breath, tightening of the chest, wheezing, and coughing. Asthma is lifelong condition that can be treated a controlled through a variety of ways. One way to treat an asthma attack with an inhaled cortical steroid, this is a long term treatment. Other forms of long term treatment are long-acting bronchodilators, Leukortriene inhibitors, and Cromolyn sodium. In a national survey conducted in 2012 states that 14% or approximately 10 million U.S children have been diagnosed with asthma. According to an article published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma is the leading chronic illness among

A case study was conducted in Los Angeles County, where researchers studied how near-roadway traffic attributed to the source of asthma. The results of the case study revealed that 27,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County were attributed to air pollution from nearby traffic. These cases were of children that lived within 75 meters of a major roadway. The two main air pollutants in the Los Angeles County region that triggered and exasperated asthma and asthma symptoms were nitrogen dioxide and ozone. However, air pollution is just one aspect that has contributed to the increase in childhood