Booklet: Asthma Children and Pesticides
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Asthma Children and Pesticides: What you need to know to protect your family
Since the mid-1980s, asthma rates in the United States have skyrocketed to epidemic levels, particularly in young children. In the U.S. alone, around 16 million people suffer from asthma. Asthma is a serious chronic disorder of the lungs characterized by recurrent attacks of bronchial constriction, which cause breathlessness, wheezing, and coughing. Asthma is a dangerous, and in some cases lif e-threatening disease. Researchers have found that pesticide exposure can induce a poisoning effect linked to asthma.
Did You Know?
* Nearly 1 in 8 school-aged children have asthma. This rate is rising most rapidly in pre-school aged children. * Asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism due to chronic illness. Every year, asthma accounts for 14 million lost days of school. * Asthma is the third-ranking cause of hospitalization among those younger than 15 years. * The number of children dying from asthma increased almost threefold from 1979 to 1996. * The estimated cost of treating asthma in those younger than 18 years is $3.2 billion per year. * Low-income populations, minorities, and children living in inner-cities experience disproportionately high morbidity and mortality due to asthma.
Since the mid-1980s, asthma rates in the United States have skyrocketed to epidemic levels, particularly in young children. In the U.S. alone, around 16 million people suffer from asthma. Asthma is a serious chronic disorder of the lungs characterized by recurrent attacks of bronchial constriction, which cause breathlessness, wheezing, and coughing. Asthma is a dangerous, and in some cases lif e-threatening disease. Researchers have found that pesticide exposure can induce a poisoning effect linked to asthma.
Did You Know?
* Nearly 1 in 8 school-aged children have asthma. This rate is rising most rapidly in pre-school aged children. * Asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism due to chronic illness. Every year, asthma accounts for 14 million lost days of school. * Asthma is the third-ranking cause of hospitalization among those younger than 15 years. * The number of children dying from asthma increased almost threefold from 1979 to 1996. * The estimated cost of treating asthma in those younger than 18 years is $3.2 billion per year. * Low-income populations, minorities, and children living in inner-cities experience disproportionately high morbidity and mortality due to asthma.
