HE19.4.1.5
Explain how to prevent or control common childhood illnesses and conditions.
Explain how to prevent or control common childhood illnesses and conditions.
Overview
Asthma is a lung condition that makes it hard to breathe. Lots of people have asthma, from young kids to the elderly. No one knows exactly why some people develop asthma. Experts think it might be a combination of environmental factors and genes. Asthma isn't contagious. You can't catch it from someone who has it. With normal breathing, air flows in through the nose or mouth and then into the windpipe (trachea). From there, it passes through the airways (bronchial tubes), into the lungs, and finally back out again.
This is a color-coded guide for dealing with and treating an asthma flare-up.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
HE19.4.1.5
CR Resource Type
Informational Material
Resource Provider
KidsHealth.org
License Type
Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
