ABOUT ASTHMA

What is Asthma ?

Asthma is a condition where a person has difficulty in breathing. This is because his/her airways are inflamed and blocked by some reason. The affected person starts wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and becomes short of breath. It is a long time condition, occurring may be weekly to daily and during anytime of the day or night. This may get worse by exercises or physical excursion.

Causative Reasons

Asthma is considered to be caused by….

1. Allergic Reasons-Allergens
The major reason for Asthma is allergen and Cockroaches are the most powerful carrier pest for allergens that cause Asthma. Cockroaches carry these allergens in its saliva, feces wings, and particles from their bodies. These allergen from its body pollute food and drinking water in the kitchen where these pests hover and may trigger Asthma when humans consume these polluted food and drinks. Otherwise, the allergen from its body parts is spread in air and atmosphere when it is kicked or flies around in a room and shades its wings or particles from body. Allergens are inhaled by people sitting around and this leads to beginning of Asthma in the affected persons.

Asthma by Cockroaches is as a result of chronic exposures to low levels of allergens spread by cockroaches in susceptible individuals. A minimum number of eleven proteins have been isolated from German and American Cockroaches that can attribute to allergic reactions in human beings and cause Asthma in them .These allergens have been found very much heat stable and persistent. These allergens remain active long after the insect’s death. Cockroach allergen sensitization is one of the greatest risk factors for Increased Asthma related poor health condition in low income group population in the world as this group are living in a cockroach infested environment.

2. Genetic Reasons
Asthma is also as a result of genetic structure of the person concerned. If the previous generations have history of Asthma, The concerned person may suffer from Asthma.

3. Environmental factors
Environmental Pollutant are a good reason to trigger Asthma in susceptible persons such as pollen grains or dust particles.

4. Psychological Stress factors
Any mental shock or trauma is a major trigger factor for initiating Asthma in susceptible persons.

Treatments

There is no cure for Asthma. The patient can be given symptomatic relief by………………

1. Avoiding Triggers
All possible allergens and irritants should be avoided. Patient’s house hold should be dust free, pollutant free and Cockroach free. All measures to make the house dust free and pollutant free should be made. Extra care should be given to make the house hold pest free. A Very Professional pest control service should be entrusted to eliminate cockroaches from house and should be given contract of service to keep the house cockroach free.

2. Medicines
Oral bronchodilators are prescribed to patients to get relief from symptoms of Asthma. In severe conditions Corticoid steroids are given to control the situation. Presently inhaler sprays are available for both bronchodilators and corticosteroids to be inhaled by patients directly. This form of application is considered safer and quicker to act on patients to induce relief.

However, the most effective and guaranteed way is to make and keep your house Cockroach free by a professional pest Controller.