World Asthma Day

World Asthma Day (WAD) (May 3, 2022) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA) (www.ginasthma.org), a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993. WAD is held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide.

.Common misconceptions surrounding asthma include:

1. Asthma is a childhood disease; individuals will grow out of it as they age.
2. Asthma is infectious.
3. Asthma sufferers should not exercise.
4. Asthma is only controllable with high dose steroids.

The Truth is:

1. Asthma can occur at any age (in children, adolescents, adults and elderly)
2. Asthma is not infectious. However, viral respiratory infections (such as common cold and the flu) can cause asthma attacks. Or In children, asthma is frequently associated with allergy, but asthma which starts adulthood is less often allergic.
3. When asthma is well controlled, asthma subjects are able to exercise and even perform top sport.
4. Asthma is most often controllable with low dose inhaled steroids