{"id":578,"date":"2022-05-03T09:13:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T09:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/?p=578"},"modified":"2022-05-03T09:13:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T09:13:08","slug":"world-asthma-day-2022-closing-gaps-in-asthma-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/03\/world-asthma-day-2022-closing-gaps-in-asthma-care\/","title":{"rendered":"World Asthma Day 2022, \u2018Closing Gaps in Asthma Care\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes, ignorance creates a huge gap in Asthma care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-2048x1448.png 2048w, https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-1440x1018.png 1440w, https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-1920x1357.png 1920w, https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/World-Water-Day-Poster-Landscape-600x424.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some common misconceptions about asthma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Asthma is infectious.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to World Health Organization, <em>\u201cThe strongest risk factors for developing asthma are a combination of genetic predisposition with environmental exposure to inhaled substances and particles that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate the airways.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>Asthma is not infectious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>People with asthma should avoid exercise<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Exercise is actually good for people with asthma as it helps strengthen the lungs. However, a medical professional should recommend suitable exercise and the duration as well as help the patients manage the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Everyone grows out of their childhood asthma<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Asthma is a chronic disease and as such, can flare up at any time in the patient\u2019s life. However, for some persons, asthma symptoms can reduce or disappear over time. Persons living with asthma should always be aware of the symptoms, have their asthma medications handy and be careful in case of reoccurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Asthma is a childhood disease<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Asthma can affect anyone irrespective of their age \u2013 adults or children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Asthma is not \u2018sent\u2019 by village people.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Inhaled substances and particles can trigger asthma allergy, not village juju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Asthma is a death sentence<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With proper management and asthma medications, persons living with asthma can live long and happy lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, ignorance creates a huge gap in Asthma care. Here are some common misconceptions about asthma Asthma is infectious. According to World Health Organization, \u201cThe strongest risk factors for developing asthma are a combination of genetic predisposition with environmental exposure to inhaled substances and particles that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate the airways.\u201d&nbsp;Asthma is not infectious. People with asthma should avoid exercise Exercise is actually good for people with asthma as it helps strengthen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,19,1],"tags":[123,126,127,124,125],"class_list":["post-578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-days","category-healthcare","category-uncategorized","tag-asthma","tag-asthma-attack","tag-asthma-symptoms","tag-asthmatic","tag-world-asthma-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584,"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions\/584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paxspharma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}