A Day for the universal community to come together and raise awareness about asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the airways in the lungs, causing recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. During an asthma attack, the airways become smaller and fill with mucus, making it difficult to breathe. While there is no cure for asthma, it can be controlled.
This year's World Asthma Day theme is "CLOSING GAPS IN ASTHMA CARE". It's always the right time to address airways disease. The theme provides a call to action for both patients and healthcare providers worldwide to assess indications irrespective of the time point in one's life they may occur and take actions to make sure that the asthma is controlled
Although anyone can get asthma at any age, studies have shown the following trends:
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