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..
Asthma is an allergy and can be triggered by normal every day allergens like smoke and dust. It can also be triggered by other things such as stress. And even though some of the usual allergens don't cause asthma in some people, the end result is the same. An allergic reaction to some stimuli such as stress or emotion.