More than20 million Americans suffer fromasthma andanadditional 50 million suffer fromseasonal allergies. Butboth aretreatable.
Asthma isone ofthemostserious chronic diseases intheU.S. Itisa disease ofthelungs inwhichtheairways become blocked ornarrowed causing breathing difficulty.
“Asthma isa serious disease formany people,”saysallergist Dr. William Berger. “Formany patients a severe allergy attack canbea life threatening event.”
“Hay fever”orseasonal “nasal”allergies occur whentheimmune system overreacts toallergens such astree pollen,grass andthemostcommon allergen,ragweed.
“Hhaving seasonal allergies orasthma doesn’t mean youcan’t enjoya healthy,active lifestyle outdoors,”saysAngel Waldron ofAAFA. “Allergies andasthma aretreatable —youjustneed totake precautions tominimize therisk ofallergic reactions orexposure toenvironmental asthma triggers andvisit yourprimary doctor orallergist tofind therighttreatment foryou.”
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