Asthma: A disease with Stories

ASTHMA A Disease with Stories " According to the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, India contributes to an estimated 12.9% of global asthma cases (34.3 million) but a disproportionate 42.3% of all global asthma deaths. Also, asthma causes 4.83 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) annually in India, four times more than China, which ranks second." ~NCBI Introduction Asthma, also called bronchial asthma, is a disease that affects your lungs. It’s a chronic (ongoing) condition, meaning it doesn’t go away and needs ongoing medical management.  What it costs? Statistics is one way to see how much it affects the economy, population size and the advancement of technology in curing it. From a primary level perspective, it is the family who suffers the most. If a child dies the family's lineage is affected, if an old one dies the family's history is affected.  The stories of asthma affected patients shows that they often have to struggle with their daily ...