A second difference between the adjustment disorder with depressed mood and other depressions is that the symptoms only last a short time after the stressful situation ends.
Even though asthma is not considered an autoimmune disease, it is a chronic illness which requires the same attention as any other chronic illness. If you have asthma and an autoimmune disease, it is important to keep both under control to prevent one disease from affecting the other.
The Impact of Asthma. Asthma is a serious and widespread disease, affecting 300 million individuals worldwide. In the U.S. about 25 million people have asthmaâone out of every 12 people. The disease affects all age groups: infants, school children, young adults, baby boomers, and seniors, but the prevalence in children is particularly high and it is rapidly growing. Almost one in 9 children in the U.S. has asthma.