ASTHMA MATTERS

摘要

While asthma is very common - the UK has among the highest prevalence of asthma in Europe (European Respiratory Society, 2003) - it's a complicated condition that varies tremendously and is different for everyone. Some people have good weeks, good months or even good years with few or no symptoms. It has many different causes, can be triggered by different things and can change over time. Variation is perhaps a reason why there is existing complacency surrounding asthma, leading many people to stop taking their preventer medication and being unprepared for a recurrence of their symptoms.