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Asthma is known as the traditional disease and have been known since the ancient age. It is about the breathing problem that specifically affecting the flow of air to your lung.

The inflammation will cause the airways to be narrow, so that less air can go through it, in both ways from lung and to lung. Normal symptoms on the narrowing issue include a hissing sound while breathing, breathing problems, chest tightness as well as coughing. The syndrome usually happen during night time and early morning.  Many factors contributing to the asthma including basic problem of allergy, fatigue due to the physical movement, colds because of the whether as well as stress. All those can contribute to the severe asthma.

The one that we cannot avoid is asthma that cause by the genetic. The genes that linked to asthma have important roles in relation to the immune system and the inflammation. The genetic studies however still do not come into a concrete conclusion that the inheritable gene cause the asthma. There has been consistent results from genetic studies across populations – but we are in need of  further investigations regarding this to really into blaming genetic issue because it is the complex interaction and possibility also here.

Can we blame Dad and Mom because of this issue. We cannot control the issue of hereditary but if the science can prove that the genetic is one of the major factor contributing to the asthma, Mom and Dad may be the source to blame for asthma.  The Centers for Disease Control (USA) reported that from the survey conducted, if we have asthmatic parent, the chance of getting asthma increase from 3 to 6 times. The important fact that we cannot reject is the fact that the gene can be contaminated or involve in mutagenesis due to the environmental factors. For an example, as reported last time that the exposure to the endotoxin which is the bacterial product and having the genetic code trait of CD14 (you can refer more on this through the internet) can cause the gene to replicate and can contribute to the asthma as well.

So.. can we blame our parents?

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