Asthma is a serious chronic disease of the lungs that is caused by swelling (inflammation) in the airways. There is no cure for asthma, but it can be prevented and controlled with proper care. People with asthma can live normal, active lives.

Anyone can get asthma, at any age. More than 15 million people in the U.S., and more than a half million people in Michigan, have asthma. Asthma causes many missed school and work days, and many trips to the hospital. Asthma symptoms and attacks are almost always preventable. Health care providers, people with asthma and their caregivers can learn ways to prevent, treat and control asthma, and cut the number of hospital visits and missed days of school or work.

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