Asthma - Multiple Choice Test
Quiz
Asthma is a disease that
- narrows the breathing passages
- attacks your heart
- lowers blood pressure
- expands inner organs
Most of the asthma-related deaths occur
- in Third World countries
- in the United States
- in southern Africa
- in developed countries
In the US the disease
- is especially common amoung African Americans
- does not affect children
- kills millions of people every year
- has decreased by 50% in the last ten years
During Asthma attacks
- muscles in airways get tighter
- sticky substances are produced in your lungs
- victims get more air than they need
- your throat becomes sore
Today, doctors and scientists
- argue about what causes asthma
- think that all asthma is passed on from parents
- say asthma patients have fewer allergies than others
- are sure that the only reason for asthma is the environment
Asthma victims have small devices that
- spay a liquid into your mouth
- injects medicine into their bloodstream
- produce pollen
- measures the flow of air in your lungs