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Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and . The coughing often occurs at night or early in the morning.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts during Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵhood. In the United States, more than 25 million people are known to have asthma. About 7 million of these people are Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵren.