Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease (NCD), affecting both children and adults, and is the most common chronic disease among children.
Inflammation and narrowing of the small airways in the lungs cause asthma symptoms, which can be any combination of cough, wheeze, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Asthma affected an estimated 262 million people in 2019 and caused 461 000 deaths.
Inhaled medication can control asthma symptoms and allow people with asthma to lead a normal, active life. Avoiding asthma triggers can also help to reduce asthma symptoms.
Most asthma-related deaths occur in low- and lower-middle-income countries, where under-diagnosis and under-treatment is a challenge.
Pr Ketfi addresses in this excellent intervention a very common disease in our country: Asthma.
With pedagogy and plain language, the head of the pulmonology, phthisiology and allergology department at Rouiba hospital, deal with the whole issue and all aspects of asthma disease.