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.
Other little known facts include: 1  Each year, nearly 3,500 people in the U.S. die from asthma. 2  Asthma is the single most prevalent cause of childhood disability in the U.S. 3  The cost to society of asthma in the U.S. is over $50 billion per year in healthcare expenses, missed school and work days, and early death.
If you have asthma, you should do all you can to stay healthy. With asthma, any respiratory infection, including the flu, can affect your lungs, causing inflammation and airway narrowing. About 5% to 20% of Americans get the flu each year. More than 200,000 people are hospitalized, according to the CDC.