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Some facts about asthma

Some asthma facts

With no known cause or cure for asthma, it must be managed with medical care. Triggers include pollen, mold, dust mites, tobacco smoke, air pollution, animal dander, and exercise.

10

The number of people who die daily from asthma in the United States.

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15

Percentage growth in the last decade of people with asthma in the United States.

$56 billion

Asthma costs per year in the United States.

Source: cdc.gov/asthma.