Asthma is a condition that affects the lungs. It causes swelling and narrowing of small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs causing shortness of breath, cough or wheeze.
There is no cure for asthma but the symptoms can be well controlled with treatment and avoiding irritants (triggers) that make it worse.
Some children will “grow out of their asthma” when their lungs develop and mature as they get older.
Some children will get asthma for the first time later in childhood.
