Is Asthma Contagious

A quick quiz true or false is the best way to demolish some myths and show the facts on asthma

1. T or F The disease is "all in the mind"

2. T or F You can get rice less completely

3. T or F It is not a serious disease, it does not threaten life and 'easy to cure

Four. T or F You are prone to asthma in the case where a family member, he

5. T or F Asthma is a contagious disease

6. T or F The desert or a change in climate can cure asthma

7. T or F exercises are not suitable for people with asthma

8. T or F It is not necessary to take medication for asthma

9. T or F medication for asthma to develop drug

10. T or F A person with asthma may deliberately simulate an asthma attack

Answers:

aec F * - asthma has nothing to do with the psychic in its origins, but emotional problems can cause an episode

aec F * - asthma has no cure. But the symptoms can become inactive for children when they reach adolescence. It is also possible for asthma to come back was violently adult hood

aec F * - There is no cure for this disease, but it can be controlled. This control is extremely important because its absence may require hospitalization or cause death.

* aec T - There are 70% more likely for a child who has parents of asthmatics develop asthma, 30% more risk for those with only one parent with asthma, compared to 6% chance a child with healthy parents

* aec F - Asthma is not for the class of contagious diseases

aec F * - A change of environment can only be a temporary solution when the body gets used to this new environment, the same symptoms or more serious appear

aec F * - asthma should not prevent people from performing exercises or other solicitation activities. But the sport made in a dry, cold air can cause seizures

aec F * - A management plan prepared by the physician is very effective in the fight against this disease. The plan should also contain the appropriate treatment.

* aec F - medication for asthma does not develop dependence.

* aec F - It is impossible for a person to mimic an asthma attack