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..
Causes (Triggers) of Asthma Attacks. 1  Infections that affect breathing (like colds or the flu) 2  Pollens (trees, grass and weeds) 3  Animals (like cats or rabbits)  Tobacco 1  smoke. Irritants (such as smog, car exhaust, menthol vapors, barns, dirty basement)  Food Allergy (Serious).