Credit Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images. 1  MOSCOW â President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President-elect Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone for the first time on Monday, agreeing to review what both consider the poor state of relations between the two countries, according to a statement from the Kremlin.
Asthma in Children. Asthma in Children. The cause of asthma is unknown. Health experts believe that inherited, environmental, and immune system factors combine to cause inflammation of the bronchial tubes , which carry air to the lungs. This can lead to asthma symptoms and asthma attacks. Family history. Asthma may run in families (inherited).
Adapted media release. Asthma is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the lungs and airways (bronchi) that affects 5 people in every 100. In children, this figure is higher and rising.Asthma is characterised by attacks of breathlessness, tight chest, wheezing and coughing which are caused by the airways becoming narrowed and inflamed.ome children grow out of asthma and some people are only affected at different times of the year. However, the period of time during which people may have asthma attacks can last for many years or throughout life. Asthma is not so much treated as it is controlled. As a chronic, long-term disease, there is no cure.