Asthma is a chronic lung disease affecting people of all ages. It is caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways, which makes makes it challenging to breathe. Despite its widespread commonality, there is a lot of room for confusion when it comes to understanding how to diagnose, manage, and treat asthma. Even more questions arise when it comes to the fact that it affects people across all age groups.
Evidently, there's much to learn about asthma: How is it diagnosed? What are the symptoms? What are the triggers? How is it managed and treated? How does it affect children? and much more. Sakhisizwe had the privilege of speaking with Dr Shirani Naidoo, a specialist, Emergency and Ambulatory Pediatrician at the Red Cross Children's Hospital. During our conversation we addressed these questions and many more.
To learn more about Dr Naidoo and her work you can visit her Linkdin Page.
To learn more about asthma and asthma awareness you can visit this link: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/world_asthma_day.htm
Producer: Nadia T
Presenters: Jasnine Roberts, Nadia T
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