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According to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], '''Asthma''' is "a chronic medical condition where the [[bronchial tubes]] (in the [[lungs]]) become easily irritated.  This leads to constriction of the airways resulting in wheezing, coughing, difficulty breathing and production of thick mucus. The cause of asthma is not yet known but environmental triggers, [[drugs]], [[allergies]], [[exercise]], [[infection]], and [[stress]] have all been implicated."<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm</ref> There is also strong correlating evidence of a genetic defect.  
 
According to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], '''Asthma''' is "a chronic medical condition where the [[bronchial tubes]] (in the [[lungs]]) become easily irritated.  This leads to constriction of the airways resulting in wheezing, coughing, difficulty breathing and production of thick mucus. The cause of asthma is not yet known but environmental triggers, [[drugs]], [[allergies]], [[exercise]], [[infection]], and [[stress]] have all been implicated."<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm</ref> There is also strong correlating evidence of a genetic defect.  
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==See Also==
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* [[Mucous]] - [[Phlegm]]
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* [[Cigarettes]], [[Cigar]]s and [[Marijuana]]
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* [[Breathing]]
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* [[Respiratory disease]]
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* [[Kapha]] ([[Water]] and [[Earth]] [[five elements|element]]) [[Dosha]] in [[Ayurvedic medicine]]
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* [[Kapha disease]]
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* [[Kapha emotion]]
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== External links ==
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*[http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/lungs.html Your Lungs & Respiratory System] For Kids.
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*[http://www.smm.org/heart/lungs/top.html About Your Lungs] Science Museum of Minnesota.
      
==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category : Kapha]]
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[[Category:Medicine]]
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[[Category : Kapha Diseases]]
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[[Category : Nose]]
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[[Category : Lungs]]
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[[Category : Prana]]
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[[Category : Chi]]
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[[Category : Prana Vaha Srotas]]
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[[Category : Prana Vayu]]
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[[Category : Udana Vayu]]
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[[Category : Respiratory System]]
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[[Category : Respiratory Diseases]]
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[[Category : Diseases]]
 
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