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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 affects more than 7 percent of adults and more than 18 percent of children in North Carolina. In 2006, 123 North Carolinians died due to asthma. While asthma impacts all North Carolinians, African Americans, Native Americans, women, the elderly, and children are among the groups most affected by asthma.

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

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