Abstraction: when applied to dance, this word refers to choreography that does not have a narrative character. In other words, an abstract dance does not tell a story, nor is related to symbolic contents or any kind of associations with feelings, ideas or other elements than movement itself.
Facts about asthma. 1  WHO estimates that 235 million people currently suffer from asthma. 2  Asthma is a public health problem not just for high-income countries; it occurs in all countries regardless of the level of development. 3  Asthma is under-diagnosed and under-treated.
Today, asthma affects 4.8 million Americans under the age of 18, or one out of every 15 kids. It is the leading chronic illness for children in the United States. Asthma is a disease of the lungs and airways that manifests itself in wheezing, coughing, and difficulty in breathing. During an asthma attack, the muscles around the airways constrict and tighten, and the lining of the airways becomes inflamed and swollen.