Asthma

It's a biggie but a goodie! Asthma is a disease which is common in both children and adults. You need to know about it, how to manage it, how to diagnose it and how explain Einstein's Special Theory Of Relativity. OK, you don't need to the last of these but it might help...I'll get on with it shall I.

Definition

Chronic, episodic inflammation of the airways caused by hypersensitive reaction to an allergen.

Epidemiology

According to Asthma UK, 5.2 million people, including 1.1 million children in the UK suffer from Asthma. Hence, it is a very important disease.