“when the disease is not controlled, it can affect the quality of life: It is one of the most frequent causes of school and work absenteeism as well as restrictions in physical activity”, Warns the ministry.
The condition can affect anyone, and may appear at any age although it is much more common than begins in childhood. Health points out that bronchial asthma is the most frequent chronic disease in childhood and affects between 10 and 20% of children.
free campaign in Mendoza
Therefore, within the framework of world Asthma Daythat is commemorated every May 6, in Mendoza free controls will be made. It is a health breath initiative, integral clinic.
From the effector they detail who They should consult: people diagnosed with asthma or recurrent respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, whistles when breathing (wheezing), lack of air or feeling ‘chest that closes’
“What worries us about asthma is that there are many patients who are subdiagnosed or insufficiently treated and it is common for people with asthma to seem natural every so often to have exacerbations, have to go to the guard or have to place or take oral corticosteroids and that, that instability in the disease, Subdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment, causes them to increase the risks of having serious exacerbations, of a deterioration of lung function and poor quality of life, in short, impact of long -term health asthma”, Explained Dr. Alejandro Chirino, a pneumonologist and director of the breathing health.
Asthma is not necessarily a childhood pathology; It can manifest at any time in life, even in the elderly.
Asthma is not necessarily a childhood pathology; It can manifest at any time in life, even in the elderly.
The strategy implies care by a specialist in a completely free way to determine the patient’s health status, including the recommendation of measures to improve the control of their picture.
To access you must request a turn contact with Whatsapp al +54 9 261 525-2353. It will be granted according to availability for May 6 and must go to the clinic, located in Lieutenant Ibañez 71, by Godoy Cruz.
“” Asthma is a controllable disease. With a timely diagnosis and proper treatment, most patients can lead a normal life, ”said the professional.
-Consequences of asthma without treatment
This is one of the most common chronic diseases And the lack of proper treatment can even lead to deaths, in most cases, preventable. In Argentina, asthma is responsible for more than 15,000 hospitalizations and around 400 deaths per year. It affects more than 260 million people in the world and causes more than 450,000 deaths a year.
From the clinic they point out that about half of the patients are not yet diagnosed and many others do not achieve adequate control, so they get used to living with breathing difficulties, persistent cough or chest oppression, all symptoms that can limit daily activities, provoke Labor and school absenteeismand propitiate paintings of Anxiety and depression.
In addition, they emphasize that in the most severe cases, the effective control of asthma is essential to prevent exacerbations, which are serious crisis episodes that need to urgently go to the guard or hospitalize.
The success in the approach requires the combination of early diagnosis, access to effective treatments and continuing education to improve the quality of life of patients and reduce the impact of this disease on society.
Mendoza with propitious conditions for asthma
“The main ones causes that produce asthma exacerbation are respiratory infectionsviruses, bacteria that produce infections throughout the year, with greater impact on winter, ”said Dr. Chirino.
By Zonda wind they suspended the evening and nocturnal shift classes in Malargüe and Tupungato. Photo: Ignacio Blanco / Los Andes
The Zonda wind is one of Mendoza’s own conditions that can aggravate asthma. Photo: Los Andes
Much is said that the Mendoza climate It favors respiratory conditions such as allergies and asthma. This is associated with its dry climate – scarce 200 mm per year – which makes it more Polvo, Poland and other elements in suspension in the air. It is aggravated by the particularity of the Zonda wind, which is a wind that dries even more the atmosphere but also brings land and dirt, which particularly affects those who have respiratory conditions.
That is why the doctor mentioned as other causes of asthma, “the Volatile allergenswhich is typical in Autumn and springand particularly in Mendozaclimatic conditions such as the zonda wind and low environmental humidity, which can cause asthma exacerbation. ”
Contamination also plays an important role and more in a dry climate. “Beyond volatile allergens, Environmental pollution particles They also cause exacerbations; We have no concrete data in Mendoza, but it is very likely that environmental dryness and the presence of fumes and climatic conditions such as Zonda, exercise an important role in the exacerbation of asthma, ”said the professional.
