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: [[Smoking]] can make [[asthma]] a lot worse, so it is important for people with [[asthma]] to stay away from smokers.
: People with [[asthma]] can use an inhaler that can open up the [[bronchiole]]s to allow more [[air]] through.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Asthma]] is a medical condition where the [[bronchiole]]s in the [[lung]]s get narrower and fill with fluid making it difficult to [[breath]].
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|[[File:Asthma.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |A diagram showing a healthy [[bronchiole]] on the left and an inflamed [[bronchiole]] due to [[asthma]] on the right.
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==About Asthma==
: Asthma is caused by an inflamation of the [[bronchiole]]s.
: When the [[bronchiole]]s get narrower it makes it more difficult to [[breath]].
: [[Smoking]] can make [[asthma]] a lot worse, so it is important for people with [[asthma]] to stay away from smokers.
: People with [[asthma]] can use an inhaler that can open up the [[bronchiole]]s to allow more [[air]] through.
==Beyond the Curriculum==
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