However, occasionally an asthma sufferer may experience a fatal drug-resistant attack. The best defence is an inhaler that contains drugs to relieve the narrowing of the bronchi and inhibit the mucous glands. The disease results from the muscular contraction of the bronchi and swelling of the bronchial mucosa and is triggered off by substances such as pollen, cigarette smoke or smog. The symptoms of asthma - a chronic disease - are shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing. In the US, the Atlanta-based Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that asthma cases and deaths have soared at least 40 per cent since 1982 today, five per cent of the total population, or over 10 million people, are suffering from it. In Australia and New Zealand, 15-20 per cent of school children are asthmatic. In London, parents of asthmatics reacted angrily recently when a High Court ruling turned down their plea to ban traffic from a busy road during periods of high air pollution. Recent reports from across the globe suggest that while cases of asthma are on the rise, individuals suffering from the ailment are keeping a watchful eye on air pollution, one of the principal factors which tend to aggravate the troublesome symptoms.Īccording to estimates, one in seven children is afflicted by asthma in the UK. VEHICLES spewing forth noxious fumes are the bane of even the fittest amongst us, but for asthmatics, they are an open invitation to disaster.
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