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RespiratoryModerate
Childhood Asthma
Pediatrics · Respiratory
Moderate
Severity
Common — one of the most frequent chronic conditions in children, affecting a significant proportion worldwide
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Pediatrics
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental triggers that cause chronic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Common triggers include viral respiratory infections
- 2exposure to allergens such as dust mites
- 3pollen
- 4and pet dander
- 5tobacco smoke exposure
- 6cold air
- 7and exercise. Risk factors include a family history of asthma or allergic conditions
- 8early childhood respiratory infections
- 9and exposure to air pollution or secondhand smoke.
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