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Before taking your trip, visit your doctor to make sure your asthma is under control well before you leave...
People who have asthma or hay fever can get severe asthma symptoms during pollen season when high grass pollen counts combine with a certain type of thunderstorm...
Asthma attacks need urgent emergency first aid. In an emergency, always call triple zero (000)...
Asthma cannot be cured, but with good management people with asthma can lead normal, active lives...
The immune system remembers every germ it has ever overcome...
Doctors do not have a single test to diagnose asthma so your doctor must understand your symptoms and eliminate other possible causes of your symptoms...
The respiratory system takes up oxygen from the air we breathe and expels the unwanted carbon dioxide...
Exercise-induced asthma can be prevented with medication and by preparing for exercise and physical activity...
Many people with asthma find their symptoms can worsen when they are exposed to certain allergens like house dust mite, animal dander, pollen and mould...
Careful diagnosis of adult onset asthma is important, because the symptoms can be confused with other conditions...