• Question: why do people only get asthma later on in life eg.14 and how do people get asthma especially if you are staying active all the time

    Asked by BronaghR17 to Chris, Sarah on 17 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Sarah Guerin

      Sarah Guerin answered on 17 Nov 2017:

      Hi Bronagh, the reason for this is that asthma is activated mainly by environmental factors- dust, smoking, allergies. People can get asthma quite young- my brother was diagnosed when he was around 7. Even if you get asthma later on, the root of it will still come from how your lungs developed in the womb before you were born.

    • Photo: Chris Werner

      Chris Werner answered on 17 Nov 2017:

      Not always, you can get asthma anytime. Exposure to various irritants and substances that trigger allergies can trigger signs and symptoms of asthma, and it can vary from person to person, whether its dust, pollen etc!

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