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About Asthma

Asthma is a disease of the lungs that often leads to repeated episodes of wheezing, chest tightness, breathlessness, and early morning or nighttime coughing. Asthma currently affects approximately 8 percent of adults and approximately 10 percent of children in North Carolina. In 2009, 94 North Carolinians died due to asthma. Asthma impacts all North Carolinians; however, African Americans, Native Americans, women, persons 65 years and older, children under the age of 5 years, and persons living in households with an income less than $15,000 are among the groups most affected by asthma.


Seasonal Flu and People with Asthma
Asthma Flu Facts: Click for details!
Flu Fact Sheet for Patients with Asthma (PDF, 939 MB) - Getting a cold or the flu can be serious for people with asthma. What do you need to do during flu season?
Got Asthma? Avoid the Flu!
Flu Poster for Patients with Asthma - Large Poster (PDF, 1.5 MB; 17x22 printed with the "poster" option selected); Small Poster (944 KB; 11x17 printed with the "poster" option selected)

Additional Information from the CDC

Find out more about asthma by reading the CDC's "Basic Facts About Asthma", which includes information about the following topics:

You may also download a PDF version of the CDC's "Basic Facts About Asthma".

 

 
Last Modified: Thursday, June 13, 2013 9:58 AM