And Slate explained how even after just 24 hours of no sleep, detrimental changes in the body are already starting to occur -- like rising levels of stress hormone, which bumps up blood pressure levels.
Asthma is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs (bronchioles). Asthma is caused by chronic (ongoing, long-term) inflammation of these passages. This makes the breathing passages, or airways, of the person with asthma highly sensitive to various triggers..
Common triggers of asthma attacks include. 1  exposure to tobacco or wood smoke; 2  breathing polluted air; 3  inhaling other respiratory irritants such as perfumes or cleaning products;  exposure to airway irritants at the 1  workplace; breathing in allergy-causing substances (allergens) such as molds, dust, or animal dander;