asthma

A bronchial disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The disease has_symptom recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound while breathing), has_symptom chest tightness, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom mucus production and has_symptom coughing. The symptoms appear due to a variety of triggers such as allergens, irritants, respiratory infections, weather changes, exercise, stress, reflux disease, medications, foods and emotional anxiety.

• Code: DOID:2841
• Source: Disease Ontology
• Alternative labels: bronchial hyperreactivity exercise-induced asthma Exercise induced asthma chronic obstructive asthma chronic obstructive asthma with status asthmaticus chronic obstructive asthma with acute exacerbation