Asthma
Asthma
is a clinical syndrome of chronic airway inflammation characterized by
recurrent and reversible airway obstruction. Most people with asthma will not
develop COPD, However, it’s possible to have both. Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome
(ACOS) occurs when someone has these two diseases at a time. Signs of ACOS
include difficulty in breathing, wheezing, frequent coughing, excess phlegm,
feeling tired, low physical tolerance for exercise, shortness of breath during
routine activities. Common triggers for asthmatic symptoms include exposure to allergens
(dust mites, cockroach, molds and pollens), exercise and viral infections. Most
people who have asthma are treated with daily medicine, called long-term
control medicines, along with inhalers
containing medicine for short-term relief.