More than 300 million people suffer from asthma

• April 28, 2024

The respiratory diseases they have become the third cause of greater visits to the doctor, leaving as first and second place, the sufferings cardiac Y diabetics . The asthma it is one of the frequent chronic respiratory diseases among the population. Worldwide, at least 300 million people suffer from it. In Mexico, about 10% of the population suffers from asthma , and 40% of them developed it from a allergic rhinitis poorly maintained, informed through a press release the Mexican Federation of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (FESORMEX)

In an interview for GetQoralHealth , the doctor Jorge Iván Rodríguez, tells us about asthma statistics in Mexico:

According to the FESORMEX, the climatic changes, the high index of contamination, the bad diet and the hereditary predisposition, have managed to increase the number of illnesses respiratory allergies , which, when not recognized in time, become chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma .

In this regard, studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that this disease originates from a allergy poorly maintained, which can be acquired by anyone: men and women, children and adults. There is no exclusivity to have it.

For his part, the doctor Miguel D'Urzo , a member of the FESORMEX, comments on the risks of this disease: "It is one of the diseases that worries WHO the most, as it is increasing every day. The alarming thing is that this can have serious complications. Asthma changes the lives of people who suffer from it, therefore, daily care is required. Even if the patient feels well, the disease exists and it is necessary to be under medical supervision at all times. "

The people that have asthma , they must perform a limited physical activity. It requires more care in the face of sudden climate changes, and sometimes causes absenteeism at work and school. The WHO declares May 6 as the World Asthma Day , with the aim of exposing it as a problem of sanitary priority and exhorted the governments of each country to implement health programs and educational campaigns to the population on the knowledge and risks of this disease.

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